®Planning appeal decision
The Paddocks, Hyde Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 4NZ
demolition of the existing property and the construction of two 2 storey dwellings
- Authority
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- If the proposal is found to 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 the development
What decided it
The proposal would have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing development and would not meet any of the exceptions to inappropriate development, and the harm to the Green Belt was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight afforded to housing supply, economic benefits, energy efficiency, and redevelopment of a derelict site, such that very special circumstances were not demonstrated.
Framework references: 149, 150, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SD5 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewksbury Joint Core Strategy 2017, Policy GB2 of the Cheltenham Plan 2020
Judgments cited: Athlone House Ltd v SSCLG [2015] EWHC 3524; R (on the application of Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) and others) (Respondents) v North Yorkshire County Council (Appellant) [2020] UKSC 3
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