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Allowed4 August 20253363897

40 Alma Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 4EG

Planning appeal 3363897 at 40 Alma Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 4EG (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed on 4 August 2025 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed parking arrangements on highway safety in Alma Road.

the erection of an attached dwellinghouse

Authority
South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Butcher C
Postcode
BS15 4EG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed parking arrangements on highway safety in Alma Road
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of both the new dwelling and host dwelling, with particular regard to the amount of private garden space
  • whether the proposed development would provide a 10% Biodiversity Net Gain

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11d, and the limited harm from the parking policy conflict did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering a new dwelling.

The benefits of providing a single new home to assist in meeting housing need and support local facilities, assessed against the limited harm from the parking policy conflict and the tilted balance provisions of NPPF paragraph 11d, tipped in favour of allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
PSP Policy 11PSP Policy 16PSP Policy 8PSP Policy 38PSP Policy 43PSP Policy 19
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 13

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