®Planning appeal decision
Former Railway Inn, Station Road, Yate, BS37 5HT
Planning appeal 3360156 at Former Railway Inn, Station Road, Yate, BS37 5HT (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 1 May 2025 by Inspector Robinson N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal makes appropriate provision for affordable housing.
Change of use of internal bicycle store to form 1 no. new flat (class C3 dwelling) and erection of 2 no. external bicycle stores (part retrospective)
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Robinson N
- Postcode
- BS37 5HT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal makes appropriate provision for affordable housing
- Whether the proposal makes appropriate provision for public open space
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to private amenity space
- Whether the proposal provides adequate support for sustainable travel
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the proposal cannot viably make a policy-compliant affordable housing contribution meant that the adverse impacts of non-compliance with sustainable development principles significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of delivering a single additional dwelling.
The benefits of housing delivery, to which significant weight was attached, were outweighed by the failure to provide policy-compliant affordable housing, which conflicts with sustainable development principles requiring development to meet identified local need and create diverse communities.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS18CS24PSP43PSP16PSP8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
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