®Planning appeal decision
Bella Vista, Westerleigh Road, Westerleigh , South Gloucestershire, BS37 8QH
Planning appeal 3288893 at Bella Vista, Westerleigh Road, Westerleigh , South Gloucestershire, BS37 8QH (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 13 April 2022 by Inspector Tucker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, in terms of its location, land use and amount of development, with particular regard to: (a) whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; (b) the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt; (c) whether an adequate access can be secured; (d) the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the two dwellings adjoining the proposed access; (e) whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations and amount to very special circumstances.
permission in principle for the erection of up to 6 no. self- build dwellings at land to the rear of Bella Vista
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tucker A
- Postcode
- BS37 8QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, in terms of its location, land use and amount of development, with particular regard to: (a) whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; (b) the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt; (c) whether an adequate access can be secured; (d) the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the two dwellings adjoining the proposed access; (e) whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations and amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness and no very special circumstances to justify it, compounded by highway safety concerns and harm to neighbouring residential amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS34Policy PSP7Policy CS5Policy PSP11Policy CS8Policy PSP8Policy PSP40
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 138
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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