®Planning appeal decision
Land At Sodbury Road , Wickwar, South Glos, GL12 8NT
erection of up to 180 dwellings, a local shop and associated infrastructure (outline) with access to be determined; all other matters reserved
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Prentis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the historic environment
- the extent to which the proposal would contribute to the objectives of limiting the need to travel and offering a genuine choice of transport modes
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the nature and extent of any economic, social and environmental benefits, and any harm, resulting from the proposal
What decided it
The combined substantial weight given to the harm from the proposal's car dependency and lack of sustainable transport choice, together with significantly harmful landscape and visual effects, was found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the scheme.
the adverse effects of the proposal (heritage harm - great weight, unsustainable transport - substantial weight, landscape/visual harm - substantial weight, and spatial strategy conflict - limited weight) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (market housing, affordable housing, self-build plots and economic benefits - each significant/moderate weight, and the shop - limited weight), so the appeal was dismissed
Framework references: 11, 74, 202
Plan policies cited: CS1, CS2, CS4A, CS5, CS6, CS8, CS9, CS14, CS15, CS16, CS17, CS18, CS24, CS34, PSP1, PSP2, PSP3, PSP6, PSP8, PSP10, PSP11, PSP16, PSP17, PSP18, PSP19, PSP40, PSP42, PSP43
Judgments cited: St Modwen Developments Ltd v (1) Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (2) East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Save our Ferriby Action Group [2016] EWHC 968 (Admin)
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