130A Grosvenor Road, Bristol, BS2 8YA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with specific regard to outlook, daylight, sunlight and outdoor amenity space, and the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants, with specific regard to outlook, privacy, daylight, and noise
• whether the proposal would provide adequate cycle and refuse storage
• the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, and the setting of Montpelier Conservation Area and nearby Grade II Listed Buildings

What decided it

The proposal would fail to provide suitable outlook from the master bedroom for future occupants, and this significant harm to living conditions would outweigh the modest benefits of one additional dwelling even under the tilted balance.

The adverse impacts of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupants would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply and efficient land reuse when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole.