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Allowed1 April 20253360243

46 Bell Road, Coalpit Heath, South Gloucestershire, BS36 2SE

Planning appeal 3360243 at 46 Bell Road, Coalpit Heath, South Gloucestershire, BS36 2SE (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed on 1 April 2025 by Inspector Boughton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of providing access to two parking spaces on highway safety.

Create driveway to the front of the property

Authority
South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Boughton A
Postcode
BS36 2SE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of providing access to two parking spaces on highway safety

What decided it

The absence of evidence demonstrating an unacceptable impact on highway safety from the proposed driveway and parking access, particularly given that similar frontage parking exists at nearby properties without apparent safety issues.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PSP11
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116

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