®Planning appeal decision
The Lodge, The Leigh, Gloucester, GL19 4AG
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SP2 of the JCS, Policy SD10 of the JCS, Policy RES3 of the Emerging Plan, Policy RES4 of the Emerging Plan, Policy RES5 of the Emerging Plan, Policy TRAC1 of the Emerging Plan, Policy INF1 of the JCS, saved Policy LND3 of the Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011, Policy SD4 of the JCS, Policy SD6 of the JCS, Policy LAN2 of the Emerging Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.