®Planning appeal decision
The Barn, 3 Hunts Lane, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8UW
Planning appeal 3296077 at The Barn, 3 Hunts Lane, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 8UW (Bristol City Council) was dismissed on 19 January 2023 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future residents, with particular reference to outlook and light.
the change of use of existing garage/store to a single 1 bed dwelling (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Law T
- Postcode
- BS7 8UW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future residents, with particular reference to outlook and light
- Whether the loss of employment use associated with the proposal would meet the requirements of development plan policy
- Whether there is adequate provision for car parking, refuse and cycle storage
- The effect of the proposal on the Council's energy and carbon reduction targets
What decided it
The unacceptable loss of employment land without adequate marketing evidence and the unacceptable living conditions due to absence of private amenity space, which together significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing benefits in the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of granting permission (loss of employment land and unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (very limited housing contribution), such that the proposal would not constitute sustainable development despite the tilted balance applying due to the Council's inability to demonstrate five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BCS8Policy BCS10Policy BCS14Policy BCS15Policy BCS18Policy BCS21Policy DM12Policy DM23Policy DM32
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 81Paragraph 130Paragraph 111Paragraph 154
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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