Planning appeal decision
Holcombe Folly, Painswick, Stroud, GL6 6RG
Planning appeal 3266664 at Holcombe Folly, Painswick, Stroud, GL6 6RG (Stroud District Council) was allowed on 3 June 2021 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would represent a new independent dwelling in the open countryside.
erection of four garages with living accommodation
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
- Postcode
- GL6 6RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would represent a new independent dwelling in the open countryside
What decided it
The ability to impose a condition ensuring the development remains ancillary to the main house is a material consideration that indicates the decision should be made other than in accordance with the development plan.
The conflict with Policy HC7 and the development plan was outweighed by the material consideration that a condition could ensure the building remained ancillary to the main house and did not create an independent dwelling in the countryside.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC7Policy CP15
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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