®Planning appeal decision
28-30 High Street, Portishead, BRISTOL, BS20 6EN
Erection of two semi-detached dwellings, following demolition of existing outbuilding
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants, with respect to privacy, outlook, noise and light
- The effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of the occupants at 28-30 High Street and 32c-32e High Street, with respect to privacy, outlook and light
- The effect of the development on highway safety, with specific regard to visibility
What decided it
The substantial weight given to the harm to living conditions of both future and existing occupants, which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery and other modest benefits when assessed against the NPPF taken as a whole.
The adverse impacts of harm to living conditions (substantial weight) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of 2 dwellings (significant weight), short-term employment (modest weight), community vitality (modest weight), and replacement of redundant outbuilding in a sustainable location (modest weight), resulting in dismissal.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS3, Policy CS12, Policy DM32, Policy DM27, Policy DM37, Policy DM24
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