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Dismissed15 November 20223298072

Hopewell Barn, Bailey Lane, Hewelsfield, Lydney, GL15 6XE

Planning appeal 3298072 at Hopewell Barn, Bailey Lane, Hewelsfield, Lydney, GL15 6XE (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 15 November 2022 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the tourist accommodation unit is viable and whether its change of use to a dwelling would adversely affect the local rural economy.

the change of use from holiday permission to residential permission

Authority
Forest of Dean District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Law T
Postcode
GL15 6XE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the tourist accommodation unit is viable and whether its change of use to a dwelling would adversely affect the local rural economy
  • Whether the proposed development is consistent with local and national policies relating to the location of new housing development

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate that the holiday let enterprise was unviable, and the proposed change of use would harm the local rural economy and locate housing in an unsustainable location contrary to the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CSP.7CSP.4CSP.5AP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 8Paragraph 176

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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