®Planning appeal decision
LAND AT GROVE FARM, BAGSTONE ROAD, RANGEWORTHY, SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE, GL12 8BD
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 99, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy CS8, Policy PSP11, Policy PSP19
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.