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Notice varied and upheld25 July 20233301660

Land Adjacent to Rose Cottage, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester, GL4 0UG

Planning appeal 3301660 at Land Adjacent to Rose Cottage, Stroud Road, Whaddon, Gloucester, GL4 0UG (Stroud District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 25 July 2023 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the development is acceptable with regard to development plan policy.

Without planning permission, within the last four years, the formation of a large hard surfaced area which included alterations to the track, the storing of a significant quantity of rubble, waste material and building material upon agricultural land and alterations to the access

Authority
Stroud District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Blackwell J
Postcode
GL4 0UG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the location of the development is acceptable with regard to development plan policy
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the development on highway safety, with particular regard to the revised access

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate that the development was essential to the maintenance or enhancement of a sustainable farming enterprise as required by Policy CP15, and the development caused unacceptable harm to character and appearance and posed unresolved highway safety risks.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP15Policy CP14Policy ES6Policy ES7Policy ES8Policy EI5Policy ES4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111

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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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2023

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