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Allowed12 September 20233317851

Land Adjoining Leckhampton Farm Court, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 3GS

Planning appeal 3317851 at Land Adjoining Leckhampton Farm Court, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 3GS (Cheltenham Borough Council) was allowed on 12 September 2023 by Inspector Sargent J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development accords with the spatial strategy for the distribution of housing.

a residential development of 30 dwellings (Class C3); vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access from Church Road; pedestrian and cycle access from Farm Lane; highways improvement works; public open space, landscaping, orchard planting and children's play space; surface water attenuation and other associated works

Authority
Cheltenham Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Sargent J
Postcode
GL51 3GS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development accords with the spatial strategy for the distribution of housing
  • whether it would preserve the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and preserve the character and appearance of the area
  • its effect on ecology, including the Cotswold Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
  • whether the nature and distribution of affordable housing is acceptable
  • if harm would be caused by any or all of the above, whether that would be outweighed by material considerations

What decided it

The very large and pressing shortfall in the Council's housing land supply, engaging the tilted balance, meant the identified harms did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the scheme.

the harm to the spatial strategy and to the valued landscape did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, economic benefits and biodiversity gains, given a very large and pressing housing land supply shortfall

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SP2SD10SD4SD7D1LWH5LWH4SD12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 92Paragraph 174Paragraph 176Paragraph 179Paragraph 180
Judgments
Stroud District Council v SSCLG & Gladman Developments Limited [2015] EWHC 488 (Admin)

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