®Planning appeal decision
Land East of Church Road (The Grove), Arlingham, Gloucester, GL2 7JL
Planning appeal 3303797 at Land East of Church Road (The Grove), Arlingham, Gloucester, GL2 7JL (Stroud District Council) was dismissed on 1 December 2023 by Inspector O'Connor H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, paying particular attention to the significance of the Grade I listed Church of St. Mary, and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Arlingham Conservation Area.
Change of use and extension to the existing brick barn to create a farm shop/café facility with new access, car parking, communal orchard and associated landscaping
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- O'Connor H
- Postcode
- GL2 7JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, paying particular attention to the significance of the Grade I listed Church of St. Mary, and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Arlingham Conservation Area
- Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the proposal having regard to local and national planning policies relating to the rural economy
- The effect of the proposal on archaeology
What decided it
The cumulative harm to the significance of two designated heritage assets—the Conservation Area and the Grade I listed church—was not outweighed by the economic and social benefits of the proposal.
The economic benefits of supporting farm diversification and rural employment were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Conservation Area and the Grade I listed Church of St. Mary, with great weight given to the conservation of the heritage assets.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ES10Policy CP15Policy EI5Policy EI10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 85Paragraph 194Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 219Paragraph 55
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL, 1982, P37]
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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