The Cart Shed, Maiden Hill House, Standish, STONEHOUSE, GL10 3BZ

Change of use of the cart shed to an independent residential dwelling (retrospective)

Authority: Stroud District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Tucker A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site would be suitably located for the development proposed with adequate access to facilities and services having regard to local and national planning policies
whether the accommodation would secure adequate living conditions for future occupiers

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan on two independent grounds: unsustainable location outside settlement boundaries with poor accessibility to services and facilities, and inadequate living conditions for future occupiers.

The benefit of providing a unit of residential accommodation does not outweigh the conflict with the development plan.

Framework references: 80, 78, 79, 130

Plan policies cited: Policy CP3, Policy CP15, Policy CP14, Policy CP1, Policy CP2, Policy ES12

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