Planning appeal decision
Dutch Barn, Hookshouse Lane, Tetbury, GL8 8TZ
Planning appeal 3300918 at Dutch Barn, Hookshouse Lane, Tetbury, GL8 8TZ (Cotswold District Council) was dismissed on 18 September 2023 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the building and the area, with regard to the location of the site within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB) and the setting of a nearby Non-Designated Heritage Asset (the NDHA).
conversion of the Dutch Barn to a restaurant/cafe. This
- Authority
- Cotswold District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Stephens K
- Postcode
- GL8 8TZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the building and the area, with regard to the location of the site within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the AONB) and the setting of a nearby Non-Designated Heritage Asset (the NDHA)
What decided it
The use of Cotswold stone on the south elevation would be visually incongruous and at odds with Dutch barn vernacular in the AONB, contrary to Local Plan Policies EN2 and EN4.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN2Policy EN4Policy EN12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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