Land to South of 2 The Orchard, Stanton Drew, Bristol, BS39 4DS

Planning appeal 3310049 at Land to South of 2 The Orchard, Stanton Drew, Bristol, BS39 4DS (Bath and North East Somerset Council) was allowed on 5 July 2023 by Inspector O'Connor H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for the proposal, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to the effect on the best and most versatile agricultural land (BMV).

a minimum of two and maximum of three ‘Passivhaus’ dwellings and private allotment with associated access, drainage and hard/soft landscape works

Authority: Bath and North East Somerset Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: O'Connor H
Postcode: BS39 4DS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for the proposal, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to the effect on the best and most versatile agricultural land (BMV)

What decided it

The cumulative sustainability benefits of the Passivhaus standard dwellings, private allotment provision, and housing addition, considered proportionately against the limited harm from loss of BMV on a small, awkwardly-shaped site with no recent commercial agricultural use, satisfied the exception in policy RE5(1).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy RE5(1) of the Bath and North East Somerset Local Plan 2011-2029 Placemaking Plan, July 2017
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 8Paragraph 174Paragraph 175

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