®Planning appeal decision
Longlands, Shurdington Road, Cheltenham, GL51 4TU
Planning appeal 3275077 at Longlands, Shurdington Road, Cheltenham, GL51 4TU (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 September 2021 by Inspector O'Doherty A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to a) the settlement strategy for the area; b) whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; and c) if the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it.
described as, “Permission in principle application for the erection of up to 5 No. dwellings
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
- Postcode
- GL51 4TU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to a) the settlement strategy for the area; b) whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; and c) if the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt by unacceptably reducing its openness, and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm, meaning very special circumstances do not exist.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing provision, choice and mix, local economic support and use of a small site, particularly given the scheme's upper limit of 5 dwellings.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SD10Policy RES3Policy SD5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 80
- Judgments
- Braintree DC v SSCLG & Ors [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin)
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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