Land Adjacent To The Lodge, Gloucester Road , Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, BS35 3TU

Planning appeal 3374995 at Land Adjacent To The Lodge, Gloucester Road , Thornbury, South Gloucestershire, BS35 3TU (South Gloucestershire Council) was allowed on 13 April 2026 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location taking account of the Council's spatial strategy and access to services and facilities.

two new dwellinghouses (minimum 2, maximum 2 dwellings)

Authority: South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Butcher C
Postcode: BS35 3TU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location taking account of the Council's spatial strategy and access to services and facilities

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 modest scale of the proposal meant the limited harm from location sustainability concerns did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing benefits.

The benefits of providing two new homes to assist in meeting housing need were limited in weight, but when weighed against the limited on-the-ground harm from reliance on private vehicles for a small number of dwellings in close proximity to services, the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS5Policy CS34Policy PSP11Policy PSP40
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 14

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