Rear of 232-234 Stapleton Road, Stapleton, Bristol, BS5 0NT

demolition of single storey Victorian store building and replacement with 2 storey block of flats containing 3 no. flats, shop storage and including refuse, recycling and cycle storage for both shops and flats

Authority: Bristol City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Ford C
Postcode: BS5 0NT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents with particular regard to outlook, daylight and sunlight

What decided it

The unacceptably harmful impact on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, particularly the oppressive sense of enclosure affecting the principal window of The Coach House and the significant adverse impact on daylight and sunlight to the side window of 21b Kensington Park, which would not be outweighed by the limited housing and economic benefits of the small-scale proposal.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy BCS21, Policy DM29, Policy BCS18

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