Land to South 2 The Orchard, Stanton Drew, Bristol, BS39 4DS

permission in principle for the erection of up to 3 dwellings with associated access, drainage and hard/soft landscape works

Authority: Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Tucker A

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 having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, (b) development plan policy relating to the location of new housing, and (c) the loss of agricultural land

What decided it

The loss of Grade 1 agricultural land could not be justified by the limited sustainability benefits of a modest windfall development in a settlement with restricted accessibility to services and facilities.

Framework references: 149, 174, 175

Plan policies cited: Policy GB2, Policy P&D1, Policy CP8, Policy DW1, Policy RE5, Policy RE4, Policy P&D2

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