®Planning appeal decision
Meadow View Gloucester Road, Staverton, CHELTENHAM, GL51 0TF
described as, “Permission in principle for the erection of up to 3 dwellings and associated access (Rural Exception Site)”
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
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, with particular regard to the settlement strategy for the area
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposal's failure to accord with development plan policies for rural exception sites, combined with the substantial harm to the Green Belt that was not clearly outweighed by the identified benefits, meant very special circumstances did not exist to justify the inappropriate development.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and reduction in openness was not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight of benefits comprising housing supply, affordable housing for local needs, and sustainable transport access, so very special circumstances did not exist.
Framework references: 11, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy SP2 of the JCS, Policy SD10 of the JCS, Policy SD12 of the JCS, Policy SD5 of the JCS, Policy RES4 of the Borough Plan, Policy RES6 of the Borough Plan, Policy GRB4 of the Borough Plan
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.