Land at Manor Farm, Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire, GL52 4RY

Planning appeal 3288137 at Land at Manor Farm, Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire, GL52 4RY (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was allowed on 31 August 2022 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

erection of up to 9 dwellings

Authority: Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Blackwell J
Postcode: GL52 4RY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engages the tilted balance, and the benefits of delivering up to 9 dwellings are not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the limited harm to character and landscape arising from policy conflicts.

The adverse impacts of the proposal, comprising limited harm to village character and minor harm to landscape character from policy conflicts, do not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering up to 9 new dwellings and associated social and economic benefits, when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SD10Policy SD6Policy SD4Policy LND2Policy RES3Policy RES4Policy RES5Policy LAN1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 69

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