Planning appeal decision
Yew Tree Cottage, Box, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 9HP
Planning appeal 3316282 at Yew Tree Cottage, Box, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 9HP (Stroud District Council) was dismissed on 23 May 2023 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area, including the Box Conservation Area and the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Proposed single storey side extension (sunroom)
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- GL6 9HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area, including the Box Conservation Area and the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
What decided it
The disproportionate scale of the extension relative to the host property and its incompatibility with the traditional character of the conservation area, with no public benefits to justify the harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP14(5)HC8(2)ES7ES10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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