®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Church End Twyning, Tewkesbury, GL20 6BY
outline application including access, with all other matters reserved for up to 36 (maximum) residential dwellings for over 55’s
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be in a suitable location having regard to the development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework
- its effect on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect on biodiversity
- the planning obligations
What decided it
The absence of a demonstrable five-year housing land supply triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11, and the benefits of housing delivery (including affordable housing and specialist elderly accommodation) and economic benefits were of sufficient weight to outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance and the conflict with development plan policies.
The significant harm to character and appearance and rural qualities, and the conflict with development plan policies on location, were outweighed by the considerable weight attached to housing provision (including affordable housing and accommodation for over 55's), the significant weight of economic benefits, and the modest weight of contributions to public services, assessed against the Framework as a whole in the context of an absent five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 14
Plan policies cited: JCS Policy SD10, JCS Policy SD11, JCS Policy SP2, JCS Policy SD6, JCS Policy SD9, JCS Policy SD12, JCS Policy INF1, JCS Policy INF4, JCS Policy INF6, JCS Policy INF7, NDP Policy GD1, NDP Policy GD4, NDP Policy ENV2, NDP Policy H3, NDP Policy LF1, NDP Policy ENV3, NDP Policy TP1, Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan 2006 Policy RCN1
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.