®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed13 October 20233320912
Land To Rear Of 32 - 36 Somermead, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 5QS
Construction of 2 No. offices with storage over
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Sutton A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would comply with national and local planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
- Whether the proposal would deliver adequate renewable energy having regard to relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide adequate evidence that there were no reasonably available sites appropriate for the proposed development in areas with a lower risk of flooding, and therefore did not satisfy the sequential test required by Policy BCS16 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
Framework references: 159, 162
Plan policies cited: Policy BCS16, Policy BCS13, Policy BCS14, Policy BCS15, Policy DM32
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