Homes approved despite parking shortfall concerns

Plans for 154 homes near the M4 have been approved despite concerns about a shortfall in visitor parking.

Planning and highways officers were happy with the proposals of the second half of Mulgrove Farm Village, near Bristol, despite a shortfall of three visitor parking spaces compared with the requirements under South Gloucestershire Council policy.

The site on former agricultural land will include 57 affordable homes.

Echoing concerns raised by Stoke Gifford Parish Council, South Gloucestershire councillor Neel Das Gupta said while the shortfall "may seem minor on paper" even "small shortfalls can have long-term consequences".