®Planning appeal decision
The Lodge, The Leigh, Gloucester, GL19 4AG
Planning appeal 3267323 at The Lodge, The Leigh, Gloucester, GL19 4AG (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 September 2021 by Inspector Willis S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the local development strategy for the area, accessibility to services and reliance on private motor vehicle.
detached house, associated access, garaging and car parking
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Willis S
- Postcode
- GL19 4AG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the local development strategy for the area, accessibility to services and reliance on private motor vehicle
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the development, particularly the unsustainable location requiring heavy reliance on private vehicles and the moderate harm to character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the small benefits of a single dwelling contribution to housing supply.
The small weight given to housing supply contribution and limited social and economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant weight given to the unsustainable location and reliance on private vehicles, and the moderate weight given to harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP2 of the JCSPolicy SD10 of the JCSPolicy RES3 of the Emerging PlanPolicy RES4 of the Emerging PlanPolicy RES5 of the Emerging PlanPolicy TRAC1 of the Emerging PlanPolicy INF1 of the JCSsaved Policy LND3 of the Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011Policy SD4 of the JCSPolicy SD6 of the JCSPolicy LAN2 of the Emerging Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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