Planning appeal decision
65 Long Leaze Road , Patchway , South Gloucestershire , BS34 5GR
Planning appeal 3363944 at 65 Long Leaze Road , Patchway , South Gloucestershire , BS34 5GR (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 6 June 2025 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposal on neighbouring residential amenity.
installation of air source heat pump to rear of property
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Marshall E
- Postcode
- BS34 5GR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the proposal on neighbouring residential amenity
What decided it
The failure to provide a noise impact assessment or appropriate mitigation measures to demonstrate that the proposal would not result in unacceptable noise impact on the neighbouring property's residential amenity, particularly given the quiet site context and close proximity to the shared boundary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PSP8Policy PSP38
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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