®Planning appeal decision
Allowed3 November 20253368668
Building to rear of 68 Court Road, Kingswood, BS15 9QG
change of use of ancillary annexe to a commercial holiday let
- Authority
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Barton P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of nearby residential properties, with particular reference to privacy and the potential for noise and disturbance
- highway safety, with particular regard to the visibility at the access to Claypool Road and the provision of parking
- the character and appearance of the area, having particular reference to on-street parking and the provision of a commercial holiday let in this location
What decided it
The proposed holiday let would generate similar levels of activity and parking demand to the already-approved annexe use and would be occupied in a similarly low-key manner, resulting in no material difference to living conditions, highway safety, or character and appearance.
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS8, Policy CS9, Policy PSP8, Policy PSP11, Policy PSP38
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