Planning appeal decision
248 Cheltenham Road, Gloucester, GL2 0JW
Planning appeal 3291337 at 248 Cheltenham Road, Gloucester, GL2 0JW (Gloucester City Council) was dismissed on 7 July 2022 by Inspector Tivey C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal proposal upon flood risk.
for a single storey side and rear extension with raised summer room to prevent losing flood water storage capacity
- Authority
- Gloucester City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Tivey C
- Postcode
- GL2 0JW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal proposal upon flood risk
What decided it
The development is inappropriate in Flood Zone 3b as a matter of principle and could potentially result in loss of functional flood storage contrary to national and local policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy INF2 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2017
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 159
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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