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Dismissed21 May 20253351335

11 Frome Valley Road, Stapleton, Bristol, BS16 1HF

Planning appeal 3351335 at 11 Frome Valley Road, Stapleton, Bristol, BS16 1HF (Bristol City Council) was dismissed on 21 May 2025 by Inspector McAndrew R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the site and area.

a side extension to form 2 no 1-bedroom flats

Authority
Bristol City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
McAndrew R
Postcode
BS16 1HF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect on the character and appearance of the site and area
  • Whether the scheme would meet sustainable transport requirements and provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, in relation to the provision of cycle and bin storage

What decided it

The substantial harm to character and appearance caused by the unacceptable in-filling of the separation space between properties and the overdevelopment of the prominent corner site outweighed the benefits of housing delivery in the context of a shortfall in five-year housing land supply.

The substantial harm to character and appearance and the importance of good design outweighed the provision of two flats and the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS Policy BCS21SADMP Policy DM21SADMP Policy DM26SADMP Policy DM27SADMP Policy DM32
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 139

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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