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Allowed4 July 20253357956

Land South of Hencliffe Way & West of Castle Farm Rd, Hanham, Bristol, BS15 3TB

Planning appeal 3357956 at Land South of Hencliffe Way & West of Castle Farm Rd, Hanham, Bristol, BS15 3TB (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed on 4 July 2025 by Inspector Nunn M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework.

‘outline planning application for the demolition of 1 dwelling and the erection of up to 140 dwellings, provision of public open space, landscaping and planting, drainage and ancillary works, with all matters reserved except for means of site access’

Authority
South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Nunn M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework
  • the effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the landscape
  • the effect on living conditions at No 62 and No 66 Hencliffe Way, in terms of general disturbance
  • the effect on heritage assets
  • the overall planning balance

What decided it

The site's classification as 'Grey Belt' land satisfying all the Paragraph 155 criteria meant the proposal was not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, allowing the tilted balance to operate and the substantial housing and other benefits to outweigh the identified harms.

The substantial benefits of market and affordable housing delivery, economic, social and environmental benefits, and accessibility to services clearly outweighed the harms from landscape encroachment, limited living conditions harm, loss of best and most versatile agricultural land and low-level heritage harm, so the tilted balance in favour of granting permission was not displaced.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CS1(3)Policy CS2(5)Policy CS5Policy CS5(6)(c)Policy CS9(3)Policy CS9(9)Policy CS15Policy PSP2Policy PSP8Policy PSP40
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 58Paragraph 85Paragraph 96Paragraph 116Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 158Paragraph 187Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
Judgments
Hawridge Strategic Land Ltd v SSHCLG and Buckinghamshore Council

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