®Planning appeal decision
Plot 9000, Land off - Western Approach Distribution Park, Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire, BS35 4GG
Planning appeal 3302609 at Plot 9000, Land off - Western Approach Distribution Park, Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire, BS35 4GG (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed on 5 May 2023 by Inspector Thompson P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the Council's Strategy for Development and its effect on the character of the countryside and the setting of the settlement of Severn Beach.
Outline application (including means of access with all other matters reserved) for the redevelopment of the site to deliver flexible industrial (Class B2) and warehousing/distribution (Class B8) floorspace and other associated development, car and cycle parking and site wide landscaping
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Thompson P
- Postcode
- BS35 4GG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the Council's Strategy for Development and its effect on the character of the countryside and the setting of the settlement of Severn Beach
- The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the features of national and European nature conservation sites situated north of the site, within the Severn Estuary
- The benefits of the scheme, including contributions toward infrastructure
What decided it
The absence of suitable alternative sites to meet a proven need for medium/smaller freehold employment units in the Severnside submarket, combined with substantial economic and other benefits, outweighed the moderate conflict with the Council's spatial development strategy.
The considerable and significant benefits of meeting an identified employment land need and supporting economic growth, together with other moderate-weight benefits, outweighed the moderate-weight conflict of the proposal with the development plan's Strategy for Development, justifying the grant of permission otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS5CS12CS34(5)CS35PSP2PSP18PSP19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 186Paragraph 57
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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