®Planning appeal decision
1 Eastfield Road, Cotham, Bristol, Bristol, BS6 6AA
Planning appeal 3318672 at 1 Eastfield Road, Cotham, Bristol, Bristol, BS6 6AA (Bristol City Council) was dismissed on 25 August 2023 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Cotham and Redland Conservation Area.
a ‘proposed extension and alterations to existing end of terrace house to form seven no. one bedroom self-contained flats and one no. two bedroom self-contained flat over four floors
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
- Postcode
- BS6 6AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Cotham and Redland Conservation Area
- whether the proposed development would demonstrably mitigate its impact on climate change
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the conservation area, to which great weight was attached, was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme, and the failure to demonstrate mitigation of climate change impact through selection of the lowest carbon heating solution.
the less than substantial harm to the significance of the conservation area and the failure to demonstrably mitigate climate change impact were not outweighed by the public benefits of housing supply, economic benefits and site improvement
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BCS21Policy BCS22Policy BCS14Policy DM26Policy DM30Policy DM31
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL, 1982, P37]
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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