Planning appeal decision
Sunset View Cottage, Breadstone, Berkeley, GL13 9HF
Planning appeal 3292901 at Sunset View Cottage, Breadstone, Berkeley, GL13 9HF (Stroud District Council) was dismissed on 4 July 2022 by Inspector Cuthbert L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the proposed development is acceptable, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities.
alterations and extensions of existing detached garaging building to form a two-bedroomed dwelling for holiday letting
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
- Postcode
- GL13 9HF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the proposed development is acceptable, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the countryside
What decided it
The proposal would create a new dwelling in open countryside outside settlement limits without meeting the exceptions in Policy CP15, and would cause harm to the character and appearance of the countryside through substantial new build extension into a paddock.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP3Policy CP14Policy CP15Policy EI10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 20Paragraph 80
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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