®Planning appeal decision
The Dower House, Station Road, Henbury, Bristol, BS10 7QJ
Proposed 1no. detached 4 bedroom dwelling and garage with on-site parking and associated works
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling (The Dower House) and on the Henbury Conservation Area
- The effect of the loss of trees proposed in this appeal
- The effect of proposal on Nature Conservation
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11, and the benefits of housing delivery, albeit modest, were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by any adverse impacts when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The modest benefits of delivering one dwelling and short-term economic benefits during construction, supported by the Framework's recognition that small and medium-sized sites and windfall sites should be supported, were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts, when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy BCS9, Policy BCS21, Policy BCS22, Policy DM15, Policy DM17, Policy DM19, Policy DM21, Policy DM26, Policy DM27, Policy DM29, Policy DM31
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.