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Dismissed6 March 20233293919

Adjacent Heathfield Park Bristol Road Hewish, Hewish, BS24 6SG

Planning appeal 3293919 at Adjacent Heathfield Park Bristol Road Hewish, Hewish, BS24 6SG (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 6 March 2023 by Inspector Jones G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed use would accord with the Council's policy for the location of new development and its effect on sustainable modes of travel.

the change of use of land from gypsy pony track/agricultural land to use for a Park and Ride car park for Bristol Airport with 3101 parking spaces plus arrival/departure area with construction of associated roads and surfaces and the erection of a reception centre

Authority
North Somerset Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
other · Change of use
Inspector
Jones G
Postcode
BS24 6SG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed use would accord with the Council's policy for the location of new development and its effect on sustainable modes of travel
  • Its effect on the living conditions of nearby residents, having particular regard to noise
  • Its effect on biodiversity, including in respect to the North Somerset and Mendip Bats Special Area of Conservation and Bats, Otters and Water Voles as protected species

What decided it

The significant harm to the living conditions of nearby residents from night-time noise, together with the separately decisive harms to protected species (otters and water voles) and to the SAC via loss of functionally linked bat habitat, each individually outweighed the claimed benefits.

The harms to living conditions (noise), to otters and water voles, and to the SAC and bats each individually and demonstrably outweighed the totality of the claimed benefits, even applying the tilted balance, so there was no presumption in favour of the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS23Policy DM50Policy DM30Policy CS10Policy DM24Policy CS1Policy CS3Policy CS4Policy DM8

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