Planning appeal decision
Land at Moorhouse Lane, Hallen, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS10 7RT
Planning appeal 3276047 at Land at Moorhouse Lane, Hallen, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS10 7RT (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed on 15 September 2021 by Inspector Tucker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, in terms of its location, land use and amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
Permission in Principle – erection of up to 2 dwellings
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tucker A
- Postcode
- BS10 7RT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, in terms of its location, land use and amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The site constitutes limited infilling within a village settlement boundary and therefore meets the exception to inappropriate development in the Green Belt under paragraph 149(e) of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS34Policy PSP7Policy CS5Policy CS1Policy PSP1Policy PSP2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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