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Dismissed28 April 20253354527

Land at Grove Farm, Bagstone Road, Rangeworthy, South Gloucestershire, GL12 8BD

Planning appeal 3354527 at Land at Grove Farm, Bagstone Road, Rangeworthy, South Gloucestershire, GL12 8BD (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 28 April 2025 by Inspector Rennie S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is in a sustainable and accessible location.

for a single storey dwelling to be erected in an area of land south west of the original house, which would comprise of a log cabin sitting on a concrete base

Authority
South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Rennie S
Postcode
GL12 8BD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is in a sustainable and accessible location
  • the potential effects to protected species

What decided it

The insufficient survey information to establish the presence or absence of Great Crested Newts in a nearby pond, which the Inspector attributed significant weight against the proposal, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under the tilted balance.

The benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision were outweighed by the significant harm from unresolved protected species impacts and the minor harm from the location's limited accessibility to key services and facilities.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS8Policy PSP11Policy PSP19
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 99Paragraph 110

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