Planning appeal decision
7 Maskelyne Avenue, Bristol, BS10 5BY
Planning appeal 3328274 at 7 Maskelyne Avenue, Bristol, BS10 5BY (Bristol City Council) was allowed on 12 April 2024 by Inspector Gethin T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to parking demand.
Change of use from small house in multiple occupation (C4) to a large house in multiple occupation (sui generis) with a loft conversion and provision of cycle parking and bin storage
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Gethin T
- Postcode
- BS10 5BY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to parking demand
- whether satisfactory refuse and recycling storage could be provided
What decided it
The provision of two off-street parking spaces on the site would more than offset the increased parking demand generated by the change from a six- to an eight-person HMO, ensuring no net increase in on-street parking demand and thus no harm to highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM23Policy BCS10Policy BCS15Policy BCS21
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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