®Planning appeal decision
Treetops Nursing Home St. Clements Road, Keynsham, BRISTOL, BS31 1AF
outline planning application (with landscaping reserved) for demolition of existing care home and erection of a three-storey building comprising 39no. self-contained flats (use class C3)
- Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Tucker A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The design of the proposed building and its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Keynsham Conservation Area and the Green Belt
- Whether the proposed parking would be sufficient, with regard to development plan policy
- Whether the proposal would comply with local sustainable construction policy
- Whether the proposal would secure appropriate affordable housing and other planning obligations
What decided it
The harmful effect on the setting of the Keynsham Conservation Area, to which great weight must be given under paragraph 199 of the Framework, was not outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery and efficient land use.
Framework references: 11, 120, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy D3, Policy HE1, Policy NE2, Policy CP6, Policy ST7, Policy CP2, Policy CP9, Policy KE5
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.