®Planning appeal decision
Ash Farm, Morse Lane, Drybrook, GL17 9BE
Planning appeal 3273568 at Ash Farm, Morse Lane, Drybrook, GL17 9BE (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 14 September 2021 by Inspector Davies B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the location is appropriate for open market housing with regard to local and national policies for housing in the countryside.
conversion of no. three barns to no. 4 dwellings and associated works
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies B
- Postcode
- GL17 9BE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the location is appropriate for open market housing with regard to local and national policies for housing in the countryside
- whether or not the development would provide satisfactory living conditions with particular regard to overlooking and private external space
- whether or not the location is appropriate for housing having regard to local and national policies regarding accessibility
- the effect of the development on highway safety
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the landscape
What decided it
The lack of private external space for two dwellings and the unacceptable degree of overlooking and privacy loss in Plot C's main living area, which constituted substantial harm that outweighed the benefits of the scheme under the tilted balance.
the adverse effects from lack of privacy significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of barn restoration, housing delivery and local economic contribution, when assessed against policies in the Framework taken as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP.4Policy CSP.1Policy AP.4Policy AP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 152Paragraph 80Paragraph 119Paragraph 105Paragraph 111Paragraph 112Paragraph 130Paragraph 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.
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