®Planning appeal decision
Land at Danford Lane, Hartpury , GL19 3BQ
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marigold O
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including its designation as an Important Open Area
- protected species, specifically bats, dormice and Great Crested Newts
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the significant housing benefit of the proposal, outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the development plan.
The moderate harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development plan was outweighed by the significant benefit of housing delivery (six dwellings including two affordable units) and economic benefits in the context of the Council's housing land supply shortfall, applying the tilted balance in paragraph 11 of the Framework.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Core Strategy Policy CSP.1, Core Strategy Policy CSP.9, Core Strategy Policy CSP.5, Allocations Plan Policy AP.1, Allocations Plan Policy AP.4, Allocations Plan Policy AP.7
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.