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Dismissed15 August 20243329836

25 Braikenridge Road, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 3SW

Planning appeal 3329836 at 25 Braikenridge Road, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 3SW (Bristol City Council) was dismissed on 15 August 2024 by Inspector Pickernell E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on safety of pedestrians using Brakenridge Road.

the change of use from a dwellinghouse used by a single person or household (C3a) to a large dwellinghouse in multiple occupation (sui generis) for up to eight people

Authority
Bristol City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Pickernell E
Postcode
BS4 3SW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on safety of pedestrians using Brakenridge Road
  • the effect of the development on the safety and convenience of on street parking provision
  • whether the development would provide adequate cycle parking
  • the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 27 Braikenridge Road with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The significant harm to pedestrian safety from inadequate parking spaces and the unmitigated harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers from increased noise and disturbance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The adverse impacts on pedestrian safety and neighbouring living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing provision, even accounting for the Council's lack of five-year housing land supply; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BCS10Policy BCS21Policy DM2Policy DM23Policy DM30Policy DM35
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 225

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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