Planning appeal decision
89, Bisley Road, Stroud, Glos, GL5 1HQ
Planning appeal 3270632 at 89, Bisley Road, Stroud, Glos, GL5 1HQ (Stroud District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 19 October 2021 by Inspector Allen M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: the effect on the character and appearance of the area, bearing in mind the location within the Stroud Top of Town Conservation Area.
the subdivision of existing dwelling to form two dwellings with a rear extension
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Allen M
- Postcode
- GL5 1HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: the effect on the character and appearance of the area, bearing in mind the location within the Stroud Top of Town Conservation Area
- Appeal B: the effect of the lack of off-street parking provision on highway safety
- Both appeals: the potential effect on the nature conservation interests of nearby designated European nature conservation sites
What decided it
Appeal A was dismissed because the proposed parking bay would cause less than substantial harm to the conservation area that was not outweighed by public benefits; Appeal B was allowed because the lack of off-street parking would not worsen the existing parking situation or harm highway safety.
Appeal A: the public benefit of parking clear of the highway was not sufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the conservation area; Appeal B: no balancing exercise required as no harm was identified.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ES10Policy HC6Policy ES6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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