Planning appeal decision
Hartpury University and Hartpury College, Hartpury, Gloucester, GL19 3BE
Planning appeal 3265384 at Hartpury University and Hartpury College, Hartpury, Gloucester, GL19 3BE (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 26 August 2021 by Inspector Major P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in the appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surroundings.
the erection of three student accommodation blocks providing 165 bedrooms, with associated car parking and landscape works
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Major P
- Postcode
- GL19 3BE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue in the appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surroundings.
What decided it
The significant harm the proposed accommodation blocks would cause to the character and appearance of the rural surroundings by breaking out of the established campus area into open countryside.
the University's acknowledged need for additional accommodation was not sufficient to outweigh the significant harm identified to the character and appearance of the surroundings
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS Policy CSP.1AP Policy AP4AP Policy AP13
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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