8-10 Station Road, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9TT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• the effects of the development on the living conditions of occupants of dwellings at 12 Station Road and future occupants of the development in relation to privacy
• the effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including a protected tree, and whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Shirehampton Conservation Area
• whether the development would provide a net gain in biodiversity
• whether the development would provide an appropriate response to climate change
• whether the development would be appropriately serviced in relation to waste

What decided it

The public benefits of the scheme were insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Conservation Area, compounded by unresolved harm to living conditions from loss of privacy.

the modest social and economic benefits of the scheme, reduced in weight by the harm to living conditions, were insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Conservation Area