Planning appeal decision
20 Aintree Drive, Downend, South Gloucestershire, BS16 6SY
Planning appeal 3290785 at 20 Aintree Drive, Downend, South Gloucestershire, BS16 6SY (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed on 19 May 2022 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to on street parking.
for a change of use of garage and land immediately to the rear from residential (Class C3) to use as a beauty salon (Use Class E (e)(ii) for a temporary period of 18 months, as defined in the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended)
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Howell M
- Postcode
- BS16 6SY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to on street parking
What decided it
The scale and nature of the proposed use would generate only minor effects on on-street parking that would not amount to any serious risk to highway safety over and above the existing situation, particularly given the accessible location and availability of public transport alternatives.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS8 of the South Gloucestershire Local Plan: Core Strategy 2013Policy PSP11 of the South Gloucestershire Local Plan: Policies, Sites and Places Plan 2017
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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