®Planning appeal decision
Church Villa, High Street, Ruardean, GL17 9US
Planning appeal 3279940 at Church Villa, High Street, Ruardean, GL17 9US (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 27 April 2022 by Inspector Nicholls H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II* listed Church of St. John the Baptist, have any adverse effect on the setting of the Ruardean Castle Scheduled Monument and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Ruardean Conservation Area.
for the erection of a single dwelling
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- GL17 9US
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II* listed Church of St. John the Baptist, have any adverse effect on the setting of the Ruardean Castle Scheduled Monument and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Ruardean Conservation Area
What decided it
The harm to the significance of the listed Church, Scheduled Monument and Conservation Area provides a clear reason for refusal under Framework paragraph 11(d)(i), displacing the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
The limited public benefits from housing delivery and economic activity were outweighed by the less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance of heritage assets and the character of the Conservation Area, with the protective policies for heritage assets providing a clear reason for refusal
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP.1Policy AP4Policy AP5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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