BAKERS OF NAILSEA ABATTOIR PROFESSIONAL PLANNING APPRAISAL
redevelopment, although a transport assessment would nonetheless be needed
covering trip generation and highway safety.
4. CONSTRAINTS
4.1 The site is located in open countryside, outside the defined settlement boundary of
Nailsea, where the adopted spatial strategy seeks to limit new housing
development. The adopted spatial strategy sets out a hierarchical approach to
housing, directing new residential development to the defined settlement
boundaries, and with limited development on land adjoining them.
4.2 The site’s countryside location, which does not adjoin Nailsea’s settlement
boundary, would render a residential redevelopment contrary to the adopted
spatial strategy, and so unacceptable in principle.
4.3 There could be a presumption in favour of approval as a result of the Development
Plan being out-of-date (provided there are no adverse impacts that outweigh the
benefits and no clear reasons for refusing development), however the Council may
conclude that the site’s location is unsustainable as a result of the distance from the
key services and facilities within the town, together with the absence of any safe
walking or cycling routes and poor public transport links.
4.4 The PDL nature of the site is, however, a strong material consideration that weighs
in favour of redevelopment. It is unlikely that the Council would want to see this site
abandoned and derelict in the long term, and although they may be resistant and
the application process could be protracted and difficult, it could be possible to
convince the Council that some limited housing development (restricted to the
existing PDL area) can be supported, provided:
▪ There is no realistic prospect of commercial re-use (see Paragraph 4.4 below)
or alternative land uses in preference to housing;
▪ A residential redevelopment would result in less vehicular movements than
the existing use or permitted employment uses, and it is possible to offer some
improvements to local highway safety as well as travel plan type measures
encouraging non-car use;
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