Planning appeal decision
33 Ford House Road, Newent, GL18 1LQ
Planning appeal 3312746 at 33 Ford House Road, Newent, GL18 1LQ (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 11 September 2023 by Inspector Crossen S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is necessary and relevant to the development permitted, having regard to the effects of noise from an existing neighbouring employment use on the occupiers of static holiday homes and the effects of the proposal on that employment use.
change of use from agricultural and equestrian land to caravan park to include up to 9 No. static holiday homes without complying with condition attached to planning permission Ref P1667/21/COU, dated 1 June 2022
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Crossen S
- Postcode
- GL18 1LQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is necessary and relevant to the development permitted, having regard to the effects of noise from an existing neighbouring employment use on the occupiers of static holiday homes and the effects of the proposal on that employment use
What decided it
The condition is necessary and reasonable to protect the health and wellbeing of occupiers from noise generated by the existing neighbouring employment use, and the appellant's fallback position argument carries limited weight because the development has been implemented closer to the boundary than originally approved.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP.1Policy AP 1Policy AP 4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55Paragraph 187
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [1982] JPL 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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