1-3 Yelverton Road , Brislington , Bristol, BS4 5HP

Planning appeal 3346006 at 1-3 Yelverton Road , Brislington , Bristol, BS4 5HP (Bristol City Council) was dismissed on 5 November 2024 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether condition 6 is reasonable and necessary to ensure the provision and availability of adequate cycle parking.

Change of use from Auction House (Use Class Sui Generis) to Commercial (Use Class E (G. ii, iii), and/or Storage and Distribution (Use Class B8) with ancillary retail and office floorspace

Authority: Bristol City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Wilson D
Postcode: BS4 5HP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether condition 6 is reasonable and necessary to ensure the provision and availability of adequate cycle parking
whether conditions 7 and 11 are reasonable and necessary to ensure the development would meet sustainability and climate change policy objectives, and incorporates measures to minimise the effects of, and can adapt to a changing climate

What decided it

The appellant failed to submit a viability statement or provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the sustainability and climate change conditions would render the development unviable, and the conditions are supported by development plan policy and NPPF paragraph 164.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: DM23BSC13BSC14BSC15DM29
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 164

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