®Planning appeal decision
School House, The British, Yate, BRISTOL, BS37 7LH
the erection of 2 no. dwellings with new accesses, parking provision, a new public footpath and other associated works
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would represent high-quality design having regard to local and national planning policies
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would result in unacceptable harm to both the character and appearance of the area and highway safety, conflicting with the development plan taken as a whole, and the modest housing benefits do not outweigh this harm.
The benefits of housing supply and efficient use of land within the settlement boundary, carrying only modest weight given the Council's five-year housing land supply, were substantially outweighed by the very substantial weight given to the conflicts with development plan policies on design quality and highway safety
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy PSP1, Policy PSP8, Policy PSP11, Policy PSP16, Policy PSP43
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.