®Planning appeal decision
Cromwell Court , Greenway Lane, Battledown, CHELTENHAM, GL52 6PW
planning in principle for the erection of up to 2 dwellings
- Authority
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply (2.9 years) engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11d of the Framework, and the absence of significant harm to the AONB or other Framework-protected areas meant permission should be granted.
The limited harm from conflict with locational policies (ascribed minimal weight as out-of-date) and the absence of significant harm to the AONB were outweighed by the benefits of additional housing delivery in an area with substantial undersupply, applying the paragraph 11d presumption in favour of sustainable development
Framework references: 11, 176
Plan policies cited: Policy SP2, Policy SP10, Policy SD2, Policy SD4, Policy SD7, Policy L1, Policy D1, Policy CE1, Policy CE3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.