Planning appeal decision
Land at 27 Swallow Drive, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5RF
Planning appeal 3291703 at Land at 27 Swallow Drive, Patchway, Bristol, BS34 5RF (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 8 July 2022 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
Without planning permission, the change of use of land from open amenity space to residential use, including the erection of a two metre fence to facilitate the use in the approximate location marked black on the attached plan and as shown in the photographs at Appendices one and two to this notice
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hanson S
- Postcode
- BS34 5RF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The development's harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area through enclosure of previously open space that forms a significant design feature of the estate layout outweighs any other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy PSP1Policy PSP38
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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