60 homes and office space at Land At Home Gardens, Redland Hill, Bristol

“Application for outline planning permission with some matters reserved - Redevelopment of the site comprising demolition of existing buildings and the erection of two new buildings to provide up to 60 residential units (Class C3) and up to 209 sq.m. (GIA) of flexible office space (Class E) to Whiteladies Road ground floor frontage, and associated works (Access, Scale and Layout to be determined now with Appearance and Landscaping reserved for future consideration).”

“SITE DESCRIPTION The application site relates to an area of approximately 0.3ha of land located on the eastern side of Westbury Road/Whiteladies Road in the Clifton area of Bristol, approximately 2km to the north of Bristol city centre. The site is currently occupied by a small office building (215 Whiteladies Road), the Home Gardens terrace of four residential properties, 1-2 The Bungalow and associated outbuildings/garages and 29no.”

“The site is bound to the north by the modern seven storey AXA Health building and the five storey Harper House, to the east by the Queen Victoria House (The Vincent) a 65-apartment extra care scheme, to the south by an Asda petrol filling station accessed from Whiteladies Road and residential development on St Vincent’s Hill and Carlton House, and to the west by Westbury Road/Whiteladies Road and the Cabstand including the former St John’s Parochial School (now in…”

“Whilst there were positive aspects of the scheme such as the provision of social housing, this application needed to be considered in the round. The objections from the previous application still largely stood as there continued to be harm to amenity, and harm caused by the scale and overbearing nature of the. In addition, there remained a concern about the use of a car park as entrance to the development.”

“A site visit was required before approval of this application • The views expressed in Public Forum which were being expressed for the first time required a proper visit to the site to be able to form an opinion • In view of the severe shortage of social housing in the city and the fact that a Construction Management Plan would be prepared as a condition of the application, a decision to approve needed to be made today with regard to the previous planning inspector’s advice…”

“Following further discussion and clarification about the next stage of the process, Councillor Don Alexander moved, seconded by Councillor Guy Poultney and it was…”

“RESOLVED (unanimously) – that the decision is deferred to allow more time for members to propose grounds for refusal if needed with a request that officers bring back a report to the next meeting with detailed advice on these grounds.”