®Planning appeal decision
Highbank Barn Monmouth Road, Longhope, GL17 0PD
Planning appeal 3281882 at Highbank Barn Monmouth Road, Longhope, GL17 0PD (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 27 January 2022 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- GL17 0PD
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CSP.1CSP.4CSP.5CSP.16AP.1AP.4AP.5PE1b
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 5Paragraph 11Paragraph 16Paragraph 202
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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