®Planning appeal decision
22 Station Road, Backwell, North Somerset, BS48 3NH
Planning appeal 3355645 at 22 Station Road, Backwell, North Somerset, BS48 3NH (North Somerset Council) was dismissed on 4 March 2025 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on highway safety.
the construction of 2-storey, 4-bedroom dwelling and associated works
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
- Postcode
- BS48 3NH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on highway safety
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposal would create unacceptable highway safety impacts through insufficient parking provision and unsafe access arrangements that would increase conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles, which moderate-weighted harm could not be outweighed by the minor housing and economic benefits.
The moderate weight given to the highway safety conflict and Framework requirement to minimise pedestrian-vehicle conflicts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the minor benefits of housing delivery, economic support and self-build provision, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS11Policy DM28Policy DM32Policy CS12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 8
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.