Planning appeal decision
High Green Farm, Birdlip, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 8JH
Planning appeal 3274250 at High Green Farm, Birdlip, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 8JH (Cotswold District Council) was dismissed on 11 August 2021 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The proposal's effect on the character and appearance of the area including whether it would conserve or enhance the natural beauty of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB).
residential development
- Authority
- Cotswold District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
- Postcode
- GL4 8JH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The proposal's effect on the character and appearance of the area including whether it would conserve or enhance the natural beauty of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB)
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the area and failure to conserve or enhance the natural beauty of the AONB, to which great weight was attached, outweighed the modest housing and economic benefits of the scheme.
The benefits of housing delivery, local economic support and efficient land use were outweighed by the identified harm to the AONB and character and appearance of the area, to which great weight was attached in accordance with the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
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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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