46 Rookery Road, Innsworth, Gloucester, GL3 1AU

Planning appeal 3273609 at 46 Rookery Road, Innsworth, Gloucester, GL3 1AU (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 September 2021 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

a detached dwelling on land adjacent to 46 Rookery Road, Innsworth

Authority: Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Law T
Postcode: GL3 1AU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by introducing a detached dwelling into a characteristic gap between pairs of semi-detached houses, which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited housing benefits even under the tilted balance.

The adverse impacts of granting planning permission, being significant and long-lasting harm to character and appearance, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of one dwelling's contribution to housing supply when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SD4 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy (2017)Policy RES5 of the Pre-Submission Tewkesbury Borough Plan (2019)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 130

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