Planning appeal decision
60 Station Road, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 2LL
Planning appeal 3280006 at 60 Station Road, Nailsea, Bristol, BS48 2LL (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 15 June 2022 by Inspector O'Connor H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the erection of a replacement dwelling and 2no. detached dwellings with parking and associated soft and hard landscaping
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Connor H
- Postcode
- BS48 2LL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety having regard to the visibility of the access onto Station Road
- The effect of the proposed access arrangements on the living conditions of the occupiers of 58A and 62 Station Road having regard to noise and vehicular activity
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harm to character and appearance and unacceptable impact on highway safety outweighed the benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and highway safety, attracting significant weight, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate weight given to housing supply, economic benefits, and efficient land use, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS12Policy CS3Policy CS31Policy DM24Policy DM32Policy DM37Policy SA6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 69Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 124Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 56
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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