Highmead Lower Tockington Road, Tockington, BRISTOL, BS32 4LF

Application for outline planning permission for the erection of 1no. dwelling and ancillary outbuilding to the existing dwelling

Authority: South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Law T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
The effect of the proposed development on openness in the Green Belt
Whether or not the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Tockington Conservation Area

What decided it

The appeal site constitutes limited infill development within the village settlement boundary of Tockington, making it not inappropriate development in the Green Belt and therefore acceptable in principle, with the proposed dwelling's neutral impact on the conservation area's character and appearance securing compliance with heritage policies.

Framework references: 147, 149, 199

Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS5, CS Policy CS34, LP Policy PSP7, CS Policy CS1, CS Policy CS9, LP Policy PSP17

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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