Greenacres Main Road, Minsterworth, Gloucester, GL2 8JG

for the change of use from ancillary equestrian to residential and erection of 7 dwellings

Authority: Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Rennie S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The substandard visibility at the Watery Lane/A48 junction when emerging to the southwest, combined with the increased traffic from seven dwellings, would create an unacceptable impact on highway safety that significantly and demonstrably outweighs the housing supply benefits.

the significant adverse impact of substandard highway safety outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits, such that the proposal would not be sustainable development and the conflict with the development plan was not outweighed by other considerations including the Framework

Framework references: 11, 111

Plan policies cited: Policy INF1 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031

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