®Planning appeal decision
13 Engine Common Lane, Engine Common, Yate, BRISTOL, BS37 7PX
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The out-of-date status of the development plan policies directing housing to settlement boundaries, combined with the site's location on previously developed land in close proximity to other dwellings with reasonably sustainable access, meant the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d applied and permission should be granted.
The limited benefits of providing up to 2 dwellings and supporting local services were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the minimal material harm from locating development outside the settlement boundary on previously developed land, particularly given the out-of-date status of the relevant development plan policies
Framework references: 11, 105, 119, 219
Plan policies cited: CS5, CS34, CS8, PSP40, PSP11
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.