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Dismissed7 July 20253361075

Land at Cedar Lodge, Charlton Common, Brentry, BS10 6LB

Planning appeal 3361075 at Land at Cedar Lodge, Charlton Common, Brentry, BS10 6LB (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 7 July 2025 by Inspector Harrington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of 4no. detached affordable dwellinghouses, with associated soft and hard landscaping

Authority
South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Harrington S
Postcode
BS10 6LB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal would make adequate provision for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)
  • whether the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing

What decided it

The failure to robustly secure affordable housing through an incomplete and unexecuted unilateral undertaking, combined with substantial harm to character and appearance, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing supply and BNG.

The modest benefits of housing supply, limited economic benefits and BNG were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance and the failure to secure affordable housing, such that the proposal would not represent sustainable development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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