®Planning appeal decision
Gretton Farm, Gretton, Cheltenham, GL54 5HB
Planning appeal 3296143 at Gretton Farm, Gretton, Cheltenham, GL54 5HB (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was allowed on 21 September 2022 by Inspector Hall R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location, land use and amount of development proposed, with particular regard to the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including with regard to its landscape setting.
permission in principle for between 1No. and 9No. dwellings
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hall R
- Postcode
- GL54 5HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location, land use and amount of development proposed, with particular regard to the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including with regard to its landscape setting
- the principle of new housing at Gretton, having regard to the development strategy for the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11(d)(ii), and the moderate benefits of housing delivery were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the moderate harm of policy conflict.
The moderate benefits of housing supply and community vitality were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the moderate harm of conflict with the development plan, when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD6 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031Policy RES5 of the Borough PlanPolicy LAN1 of the Borough PlanPolicy LAN2 of the Borough PlanPolicy RES4 of the Borough PlanPolicy RES3 of the Borough PlanPolicy SD10 of the JCSPolicy SP1 of the JCSPolicy SP2 of the JCS
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 74Paragraph 130Paragraph 176Paragraph 69
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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