®Planning appeal decision
13 Engine Common Lane, Engine Common, Yate, Bristol, BS37 7PX
Planning appeal 3316108 at 13 Engine Common Lane, Engine Common, Yate, Bristol, BS37 7PX (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed on 27 June 2023 by Inspector Davies H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.
Residential development comprising a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 2 dwellings
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies H
- Postcode
- BS37 7PX
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The out-of-date status of the development plan policies directing housing to settlement boundaries, combined with the site's location on previously developed land in close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harm from locating development outside the settlement boundary on previously developed land, particularly given the out-of-date status of the relevant development plan policies
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS5CS34CS8PSP40PSP11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 105Paragraph 119Paragraph 219
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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