®Planning appeal decision
71 Battersea Road, Bristol, BS5 6AJ
Planning appeal 3337248 at 71 Battersea Road, Bristol, BS5 6AJ (Bristol City Council) was dismissed on 19 June 2024 by Inspector Roberts G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
Construction of five three storey 2-bedroom houses with no on-site parking and pedestrian access only
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Roberts G
- Postcode
- BS5 6AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
- whether the development secures a good standard of quality accommodation for future occupiers
- whether the proposed development would operate successfully in relation to highway safety and would include appropriate provision for parking, servicing, refuse and cycle storage
- whether the proposal has adequately considered the implications for ecology, habitats and trees
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harm to character and appearance, neighbouring living conditions, accommodation standards, highway safety and ecology substantially outweighed the housing benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The housing benefits and sustainable location were outweighed by the significant adverse impacts on character and appearance, the Bristol-Bath Cycle Path designation, neighbouring living conditions, highway safety and ecology, with the harm significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- BCS9BCS10BCS15BCS18BCS21DM15DM17DM19DM21DM23DM26DM27DM29DM32
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 72Paragraph 115Paragraph 116Paragraph 128Paragraph 135Paragraph 180Paragraph 186
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.