Planning appeal decision
40 Cranmore Crescent, Southmead, Bristol, BS10 5RQ
Planning appeal 3346111 at 40 Cranmore Crescent, Southmead, Bristol, BS10 5RQ (Bristol City Council) was dismissed on 10 February 2025 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal complies with the GPDO and in particular the Nationally Described Space Standard (NDSS).
‘the development was formerly a Hot food takeaway at ground floor level with an owners accommodation/flat upstairs. The intention is to provide a separate and further flat at ground level, making two flats in total. All living rooms of the proposed development will be provided with natural light via windows in each of the rooms.’
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- BS10 5RQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal complies with the GPDO and in particular the Nationally Described Space Standard (NDSS)
What decided it
The proposed two-bed flat spanning two storeys fails to meet the minimum 70 square metre floorspace requirement of the Nationally Described Space Standard, and therefore cannot be permitted development under the GPDO.
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