Red X Dance Studio, Former Infant School Page Road, BRISTOL, BS16 4NE

redevelopment of the site to form 42 retirement apartments, including communal facilities, car parking and landscaping

Authority: South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type: other · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Unknown
Inspector: Dyer I

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to private amenity space
Whether the proposal makes appropriate provision for public open space

What decided it

The critical, evidenced need for specialist older persons (sheltered) accommodation and the scarcity of suitable sites, combined with other social, economic and environmental benefits, outweighed the identified harm to character and appearance.

the harm to character and appearance of the site and surrounding area was outweighed by the very substantial benefit of specialist older persons housing, substantial benefits of market and affordable housing, substantial benefit of brownfield/sustainable location, and significant economic and environmental benefits, so the appeal was allowed despite conflict with the development plan

Framework references: 11, 62, 120

Plan policies cited: Policy PSP1, Policy CS1, Policy PSP8, Policy PSP43, Policy CS24, Policy CS6, Policy CS18

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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