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DC Casebook: Retail development - Shop parking held to harm area character

Retail development

Planning, 22 August 2008

The retention of two disabled car parking spaces at a shop near Bristol has been refused permission on the grounds that they undermine the character of the area and highway safety.

An area of open land adjacent to the premises had been hard-surfaced and two vehicles and a motorcycle were parked on the site. In the inspector's view, the hard surface...

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