®Planning appeal decision
Land to South of 2 The Orchard, Stanton Drew, BRISTOL, BS39 4DS
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
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).
Framework references: 8, 174, 175
Plan policies cited: Policy RE5(1) of the Bath and North East Somerset Local Plan 2011-2029 Placemaking Plan, July 2017
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.