Land at Hill Farm, , Hempsted Lane, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 5LA

Authority: Gloucester City Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Price J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to odour, and/or constrain the future operation of NSTW
the proposal's effects on the risk of flooding in and around the site
on biodiversity
and on the character and appearance of the area, including the landscape setting of Hempsted village and the HCA

What decided it

The significant shortfall in the Council's five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the identified harms were not sufficient to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of the housing scheme.

the significant benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and moderate environmental/social benefits outweighed the limited harm from conflict with the JCS spatial strategy and the less-than-substantial heritage harm, so the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits

Framework references: 174, 74, 111, 57, 202, 11, 56

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy SD10, Policy SD4, Policy SD7, Policy SD8, Policy SD9, Policy SD14, Policy INF1, Policy INF2, Policy INF6, Policy REV1, Policy WCS11, Policy FRP.12, Policy C6, Policy CS6, Policy E1, Policy E2, Policy E6, Policy E8, Policy D1, Policy A1, Core Policy WCS2 – Waste Reduction, Policy SR01

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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