®Planning appeal decision
Land On Corner of North Street & South Street, North Street, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 1EY
3no Use Class C3 apartments with associated cycle and refuse storage
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including in respect of trees
What decided it
The proposed development would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area through its scale, massing, shape and form, which would be visually incongruous and fail to reflect the prevailing character and distinctiveness of the area.
The benefits of two new homes in a location with good access to services were outweighed by the unacceptable harm to character and appearance, and the development did not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development because the most important policies (design and trees) were not out of date.
Framework references: 11, 131
Plan policies cited: Policy BSC21, Policy BCS9, Policy DM17, Policy DM26, Policy DM27, Policy DM29, Policy DM30
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.