30 Upthorpe, Cam, DURSLEY, Gloucestershire, GL11 5HR

described on the application form as, “Change of use of existing agricultural land to domestic curtilage (retrospective). Resubmission following withdrawal of S.21/2627/COU at 30 Upthorpe, Cam, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5HR

Authority: Stroud District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: O'Doherty A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is suitably located for the change of use, having particular regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the effect of the change of use on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The change of use, despite conflicting with Policy CP15, protects the separate identity of settlements and countryside quality due to its modest size and visual integration with existing residential development, and provides health and well-being benefits that outweigh the policy conflict in this particular case.

Framework references: 15, 130

Plan policies cited: Policy CP15, Policy CP14, Policy ES7, Policy CAMES3

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