®Planning appeal decision
Land on the south west side of Duck Street, Tytherington, GL12 8QB
the erection of up to 75 dwellings, public open space including a new community orchard and associated works including drainage, with a new access to serve Mill Farm from Duck Street
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Sargent J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be contrary to the spatial strategy
- whether this would be a sustainable location for new housing
- its effects on heritage assets
- its impact on the character and appearance of the area
- whether public benefits would outweigh any heritage harm identified, and, if development plan conflict would result from any or all of the above, whether that harm would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the scheme
What decided it
The credible prospect that funding for the site's only appropriate public transport service would end by March 2026 with no certainty of renewal, undermining the sustainability of the location, outweighed the housing and affordable housing benefits in the planning balance.
the benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and other lesser benefits were clearly and demonstrably outweighed by concerns over the future sustainability of the location arising from uncertain bus service funding, compounded by limited harms to the spatial strategy and to character and appearance
Framework references: 8, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS15, Policy CS5, Policy CS34, Policy PSP40, Policy CS8, Policy PSP11, Policy PSP11(3)(i), Policy PSP11(3)(ii), Policy PSP17, Policy CS9, Policy CS18, Policy CS4A
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.