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Dismissed14 March 20233307174

Siwa Gretton Fields, Gretton, Cheltenham, GL54 5HH

Planning appeal 3307174 at Siwa Gretton Fields, Gretton, Cheltenham, GL54 5HH (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 March 2023 by Inspector Smith 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, including the Special Landscape Area.

4no. detached dwellings

Authority
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith H
Postcode
GL54 5HH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Special Landscape Area
  • whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to local and national policy, and the accessibility of the site to services and facilities
  • whether insufficient information has been provided to determine the effect of the proposal on protected species

What decided it

The significant and unacceptable harm to character and appearance and the unsuitability of the location due to poor accessibility to services and facilities, combined with the Council's demonstrated five-year housing land supply, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

Although the proposal would make a contribution to housing delivery, this benefit attracted only limited weight and would not outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance and the unsuitability of the location; even if a five-year housing land supply shortfall existed, the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD4Policy SD6Policy RES5Policy SP2Policy SD10Policy RES3Policy SD9Policy NAT1Policy INF1

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