®Planning appeal decision
1 the Mall, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 4DP
convert the existing mono-pitched roof to a flat roof terrace providing outdoor amenity space and replacement of glazing windows and shopfront with double glazed timber units
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Webb B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on designated heritage assets, including whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Clifton and Hotwells Conservation Area and whether the development would preserve the settings of listed buildings
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of dwellings in The Mall, Princess Victoria Street and Caledonia Place in relation to noise and privacy
What decided it
The incongruous nature of rooftop activity visible from the surrounding streetscene would cause less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and the settings of listed buildings, which could not be outweighed by the negligible public benefits of the scheme.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Conservation Area and the settings of adjacent listed buildings was weighed against the public benefits of the scheme, which were found to be negligible, resulting in the harm outweighing any benefits.
Framework references: 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy DM31, Policy BCS22, Policy DM30, Policy DM35, Policy BCS21
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