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Land to South 2 The Orchard, Stanton Drew, Bristol, BS39 4DS
Planning appeal 3291569 at Land to South 2 The Orchard, Stanton Drew, Bristol, BS39 4DS (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was dismissed on 9 May 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 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.
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
- Postcode
- BS39 4DS
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB2Policy P&D1Policy CP8Policy DW1Policy RE5Policy RE4Policy P&D2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 174Paragraph 175
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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