®Planning appeal decision
25 Braikenridge Road, Brislington, BRISTOL, BS4 3SW
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 225
Plan policies cited: Policy BCS10, Policy BCS21, Policy DM2, Policy DM23, Policy DM30, Policy DM35
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.