®Planning appeal decision
Lilley Brook House (Land Adjacent Brecon House), Charlton Hill, Cheltenham, GL53 9NE
construction of a dwelling, estate management building, and associated landscaping, ecology enhancements, access, parking and garaging
- Authority
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Sabu R
- Postcode
- GL53 9NE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the Cotswold Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
- whether the proposal would accord with the Council's development plan strategy for housing
- the effect of the proposed development on the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- whether the proposal would meet the policy exception for new dwellings in the countryside as set out in paragraph 80e of the National Planning Policy Framework (Framework)
What decided it
The proposal would result in an adverse effect on the integrity of the Cotswold Beechwoods SAC, with no secured mechanism to mitigate recreational disturbance impacts.
The adverse effect on the SAC's integrity was treated as a clear reason for refusal that outweighed the design merits, the lack of harm to the AONB, and meant the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) did not apply despite the shortfall in housing land supply.
Framework references: 80, 176, 182, 11
Plan policies cited: JCS Policy SD10, JCS Policy SD7
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.