Bristol Hotel, Chapel Hill, Clevedon , North Somerset , BS21 7NL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Clevedon Triangle Conservation Area (CA), including the effects of the proposal on the significance of the Bristol Inn as a non-designated heritage asset (NDHA)
• the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at 10 and 20 Lime Kiln Lane, with regard to outlook, daylight, and sunlight
• whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to noise
• the effect of the proposed development on highway safety

What decided it

The less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance of the designated heritage asset (the Clevedon Triangle Conservation Area) is not outweighed by the modest social and economic benefits of delivering three dwellings, even in the context of the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

The less than substantial harm to the designated heritage asset and moderate localised harm to the non-designated heritage asset, combined with significant harm to the living conditions of existing and future occupiers, outweigh the moderate social and economic benefits of housing delivery, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.