®Planning appeal decision
Highbank Barn Monmouth Road, LONGHOPE, GL17 0PD
for the erection of 2 x 3 Bed Semi Detached Dwellings
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Howell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, with regard to the Council's settlement strategy under the Forest of Dean District Core Strategy 2012, Allocations Plan 2018, the Longhope Neighbourhood Development Plan 2021 and the Framework
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Longhope Conservation Area and the setting of a Grade II Listed Building (Knapp House)
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the settlement strategy by locating market housing outside the settlement boundary without justification, and causes less than substantial harm to heritage assets that is not outweighed by the limited public benefits.
The limited benefits of two new dwellings and social and economic benefits from construction do not outweigh the harm to the settlement strategy and the less than substantial harm to the setting of Knapp House heritage asset.
Framework references: 5, 11, 16, 202
Plan policies cited: CSP.1, CSP.4, CSP.5, CSP.16, AP.1, AP.4, AP.5, PE1b
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.