Part Parcel 0025 , Hill End Road , Twyning , Gloucestershire, GL20 6JD

an Outline application for up to 55 dwellings and detailed access from Hill End Road, with all other matters reserved

Authority: Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Wilson J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including its effect on protected trees.
Whether the site is a suitable location for development having regard to local and national planning policy.
The housing land supply (HLS) position for Tewkesbury Borough Council.

What decided it

The significant and demonstrable harm to the character and appearance of the site and local landscape from the loss of the protected woodland, which was found to outweigh the benefits including housing delivery.

The harm to character and appearance, loss of protected woodland, and conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of the scheme, including housing delivery attracting substantial weight due to the lack of a five-year housing land supply and the application of paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.

Framework references: 74, 131, 174, 81, 57, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy SD6, Policy INF3, Policy SP2, Policy SD10, Policy LAN2, Policy NAT1, Policy NAT3, Policy RES2, Policy RES3, Policy RES5, Policy COM1, Policy GD1, Policy GD4

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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