®Planning appeal decision
Land to the North of St Anne's Road, St Anne's, Bristol, BS4 4DQ
application for permission in principle for dwelling units numbering between 8-9 units
- Authority
- Bristol City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The risks arising from flooding provide a strong reason for refusing the development proposal under paragraph 11d)(i) of the Framework, displacing the presumption in favour of development and allowing determination under normal planning balance, where the identified harms significantly outweigh the housing benefits.
The moderate weight given to housing supply and accessible location benefits was outweighed by the significant weight attributed to harms arising from flood risk, wildlife corridor loss, coal mining risks, local centre policy conflict, and public rights of way impacts, resulting in dismissal.
Framework references: 11, 135, 172, 63
Plan policies cited: Policy BCS8, Policy DM13, Policy DM9, Policy BCS9, Policy DM19, Policy BCS16, Policy DM37, Policy DM23
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.