Planning appeal decision
The Stables, Tanhouse Lane, Yate, BS37 7LP
Planning appeal 3290418 at The Stables, Tanhouse Lane, Yate, BS37 7LP (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 19 May 2022 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, with regard to the Council's housing strategy.
for the demolition of an existing bungalow, large garages and outbuildings and store building and the development of the land into 3 new detached dwellings with associated driveway, parking, and gardens
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Howell M
- Postcode
- BS37 7LP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, with regard to the Council's housing strategy
What decided it
The proposed development for three new market dwellings outside a settlement boundary in open countryside conflicts with Policies CS4A, CS5, CS34 and PSP40, which restrict residential development to specified exceptions, and the limited benefits do not outweigh this conflict with the development plan strategy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS4APolicy CS5Policy CS34Policy PSP40Policy CS19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 5
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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