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Allowed5 October 20223273053

Land at Oakley Farm, Cheltenham, GL52 6PW

Planning appeal 3273053 at Land at Oakley Farm, Cheltenham, GL52 6PW (Cheltenham Borough Council) was allowed on 5 October 2022 by Inspector Nunn M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would comply with the spatial strategy within the development plan.

development comprising up to 250 residential dwellings, associated infrastructure, ancillary facilities, open space and landscaping; demolition of existing buildings; creation of new vehicular access from Harp Hill

Authority
Cheltenham Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Nunn M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would comply with the spatial strategy within the development plan
  • the effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the landscape and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
  • the effect on heritage assets
  • the effect on highway conditions and capacity
  • whether the proposals adequately provide for education for future residents
  • the planning balance, including whether exceptional circumstances exist to justify development within the AONB

What decided it

The severe and persistent shortfall in housing land supply, for which no timely plan-led alternative site was available, outweighed the identified but limited harms to the AONB and heritage assets.

The substantial benefits of housing delivery (including 100 affordable units), economic benefits and recreational/landscape improvements outweighed the 'less than substantial' harm to heritage assets and the limited adverse impact on the AONB, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits and the tilted balance in favour of granting permission was not displaced.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SD10Policy SD4Policy SD6Policy SD7Policy SD8Policy INF1Policy INF4Policy INF6Policy INF7Policy L1Policy D1Policy CI1Policy REV1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 48Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 60Paragraph 95Paragraph 111Paragraph 112Paragraph 176Paragraph 177Paragraph 199Paragraph 201Paragraph 202

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