®Planning appeal decision
Woodbine Cottage Gloucester Road, Hartpury, Gloucester, GL19 3BT
Planning appeal 3287838 at Woodbine Cottage Gloucester Road, Hartpury, Gloucester, GL19 3BT (Forest of Dean District Council) was allowed on 4 May 2022 by Inspector Davies H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development, with particular regard to the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
residential development of 1 dwelling house
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies H
- Postcode
- GL19 3BT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for residential development, with particular regard to the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The paragraph 11d presumption in favour of sustainable development, triggered by the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, applied sufficient weight to the benefits of housing delivery and the site's sustainability to outweigh the limited harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development plan.
The limited adverse impacts of the proposal, comprising harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development plan, would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of residential accommodation, temporary economic benefits during construction, and long-term social and economic benefits, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, particularly given the site's sustainable location with access to services, facilities, public transport and active travel options.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP4Policy CSP1Policy AP4
- 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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