®Planning appeal decision
Church Court Cottages, Mill Street, Cheltenham, GL52 3BG
described as, “Repair and reinstatement of former outbuilding to the north of Church Court Cottages
- Authority
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- 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 material increase in size and bulk of the proposed building compared to the existing structure, combined with the resulting harm to Green Belt openness, could not be clearly outweighed by the moderate heritage and economic benefits offered.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the moderate positive contribution to local character and distinctiveness and limited economic benefits, so very special circumstances did not exist.
Framework references: 148, 149, 197
Plan policies cited: Policy SD5 of the Core Strategy, Policy GB2 of the Cheltenham Plan
Judgments cited: Euro Garages Ltd v SSCLG & Anor [2018] EWHC 1753 (Admin)
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