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Notice varied and upheld13 May 20223254650

The Property Known As Land at Severn View Farm, Gatcombe, Blakeney, Gloucestershire, GL15 4AU

Planning appeal 3254650 at The Property Known As Land at Severn View Farm, Gatcombe, Blakeney, Gloucestershire, GL15 4AU (Forest of Dean District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 13 May 2022 by Inspector Dudley G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Character and Appearance.

Material change of use of the site to that of a builder's yard with associated storage building and facilities

Authority
Forest of Dean District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Dudley G
Postcode
GL15 4AU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Character and Appearance
  • Noise and Disturbance
  • Pollution
  • Highway Safety

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to highway safety and the incompatibility of the builder's yard use with its rural, countryside setting outweighed the limited economic benefits and proposed mitigation.

The economic benefits of the business and the mitigation offered by proposed conditions did not outweigh the harm to countryside character, the disturbance caused, and the significant increase in highway safety risk.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CSP1Policy CSP4Policy CSP7Policy CSP16Policy AP1Policy AP4

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