Project Overview

The site lies within a strategic gap policy and partly within a Local Green Space designation, as well as outside of the settlement boundary. However the site was also close to local facilities and services within the town of Nailsea and considered to be a sustainable location for development. The authority were unable to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and accordingly a proposal for 14 high-quality, and well-designed homes was submitted – this included local features such as low stone walls, estate railings, stone quoins and chimneys, as well as bungalows.

Our Role

We submitted a speculative application on behalf of Clifton Homes in 2020 – key issues raised by the authority included ecology, trees and drainage and we navigated the applicants through this process using our technical specialists. Negotiation with officers regarding the concerns over impact on the strategic gap and Local Green Space designation was also required. 

The application also attracted a significant level of public objection and accordingly we were required to present the application to the planning committee three times, as well as meeting with members, before securing permission in Summer 2021. 

Following this the site was sold to Woodstock Homes and we led a s73 application with them on a number of design changes to the scheme to ensure it was commercially viable and able to be delivered.