®Planning appeal decision
14 Rushmoor Lane, Backwell, Bristol, Avon, BS48 3BN
‘Replace a large garage with a grandparent house at bottom of garden’
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Connor H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the impact on trees
- The effect of the proposal on biodiversity having particular regard to trees
What decided it
The proposal would have a harmful impact on the character and appearance of the area and would adversely affect established trees to the detriment of biodiversity, conflicting with development plan policies that attract significant weight and outweighing the limited housing and economic benefits.
The benefits of providing an additional dwelling and economic benefits from construction were limited and attracted commensurate weight, but were insufficient to outweigh the significant weight given to the conflict with development plan policies protecting character and appearance and requiring retention of trees, particularly given the Framework's emphasis on high quality, beautiful and sustainable buildings and places.
Framework references: 130, 131, 126
Plan policies cited: Policy CS12, Policy CS4, Policy CS9, Policy DM9, Policy DM32, Policy DM37, Policy DM8
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.