Planning appeal decision
Meadowside Gloucester Road, Hartpury, Gloucester, GL19 3BT
Planning appeal 3305167 at Meadowside Gloucester Road, Hartpury, Gloucester, GL19 3BT (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 12 April 2023 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area.
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- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Law T
- Postcode
- GL19 3BT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area
- The effect of the proposed development on protected species
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that protected species would be adequately protected, combined with the unacceptable harm to character and appearance, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP.1Policy CSP.2Policy AP 1Policy AP 4Policy AP 7Policy AP 8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 180
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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