®Planning appeal decision
Land at Lawn Road, Ashleworth, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL19 4JS
the erection of 4 detached dwellings and the demolition of a lawful Class D2 Gymnasium building (revised scheme to development granted under planning reference 20/00487/FUL)
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The principle of proposed development, with specific regard to its location outside the settlement limits
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11, which tipped the balance in favour of the proposal despite its conflict with settlement boundary policies.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and the absence of harm to character and appearance were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of development outside the settlement boundary, in the context of the lack of a five-year housing land supply and the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11
Framework references: 11, 130, 174, 8
Plan policies cited: Policy SD10, Policy SP2, Policy RES3, Policy SD4, Policy SD6, Policy RES4, Policy RES5, Policy LAN2
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.