®Planning appeal decision
Land at Cedar Lodge, Charlton Common, Brentry, BS10 6LB
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
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.
Plan policies cited: CS1, CS2, CS9, CS6, PSP1, PSP2, PSP19
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.