®Planning appeal decision
90 King Georges Road, Bishopsworth, Bristol, BS13 8LU
the change of use from domestic garage to 1no. bed dwellinghouse, including associated external alterations
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Packman J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed rear dormer on the living conditions of occupiers of 28 Queens Road and 30 Queens Road
- Whether the proposed development would pose a risk to life and property, with particular regard to the culverted Malago Main River
What decided it
The unacceptable risk to life and property posed by locating a dwelling on top of the culverted Malago Main River, which would preclude future maintenance and repair and could lead to collapse, substantially outweighed the modest benefits of providing one additional dwelling even under the tilted balance.
The substantial harm from the risk to life and property significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of creating an additional dwelling, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d)ii due to the Council's lack of five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy BCS21, Policy DM27, Policy DM29, Policy DM30, Policy BCS16, Policy BCS1, Policy BCS5, Policy BCS18, Policy BCS14
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.