46 Berkeley Road, Speedwell, Bristol, BS16 3NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• the effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to parking
• whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook and internal space
• the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The substantial harm to highway safety arising from additional on-street parking demand, combined with the failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers due to poor outlook, substantially outweighed the benefits of the proposal under Policy S4 of the Framework.

applying Policy S4 of the Framework, the benefits of the proposal (additional HMO accommodation, economic benefits, sustainability measures, and substantial weight afforded to redevelopment within existing plots under Policy L2) were substantially outweighed by the adverse effects, namely the substantial harm to highway safety and the significant harm to living conditions of future occupiers arising from poor outlook, particularly given the conflict with Policy TR6 and Policy P3 of the Framework