Severndale Oldbury Lane, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1RD

Planning appeal 3312781 at Severndale Oldbury Lane, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1RD (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed on 20 June 2023 by Inspector Davies H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed access arrangement on the safety of vehicular and other users of the highway along Oldbury Lane.

erection of 1 no. detached self-build dwelling, 1 no. home office, 1 no. carport, and 1 no. polytunnel, installation of 1 no. swimming pool, with associated works

Authority: South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Davies H
Postcode: BS35 1RD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed access arrangement on the safety of vehicular and other users of the highway along Oldbury Lane
The effect of the proposed development on ecology

What decided it

The fundamental change in context resulting from the outline permission for the surrounding large development of 595 dwellings, which removed the site's isolated rural character and allowed the Council to withdraw their first and third reasons for refusal, combined with the absence of unacceptable harm on the two remaining issues of highways safety and ecology.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS8PSP11CS9PSP19
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 111Paragraph 180

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