®Planning appeal decision
319 North Road, Yate, BRISTOL, BS37 7LJ
up to 3no. dwellings
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker K
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 proposal would harm the distinctive linear character of Engine Common by introducing residential development behind the primary road frontage in an area that currently retains an uninterrupted linear form, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing and economic benefits, particularly given the Council's demonstrated 5-year housing land supply.
The modest benefits of three dwellings and economic benefits were given limited weight because the Council could demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply; the significant and demonstrable harm to settlement character outweighed these benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS5, Policy CS8, Policy CS34, Policy PSP1, Policy PSP11, Policy PSP38, Policy PSP40
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.