Planning appeal decision
Parcel 0400 And Part Parcel 4025, Postlip, Winchcombe, GL54 5AQ
Planning appeal 3319454 at Parcel 0400 And Part Parcel 4025, Postlip, Winchcombe, GL54 5AQ (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 January 2024 by Inspector Raygen Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is in an appropriate location having regard to the character and appearance of the area, particularly in respect of the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cotswolds National Landscape and the setting of listed buildings and accessibility.
the siting of 3 shepherd huts for short-term holiday accommodation. (Revised Application)
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Raygen Z
- Postcode
- GL54 5AQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is in an appropriate location having regard to the character and appearance of the area, particularly in respect of the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cotswolds National Landscape and the setting of listed buildings and accessibility
What decided it
The proposal would result in obtrusive discordant features in an otherwise undeveloped field harmfully eroding the rural setting of listed buildings and the landscape and scenic beauty of the Cotswolds National Landscape, conflicting with development plan policies that afford overriding protection to landscape and character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD4Policy SD6Policy SD7Policy SD8Policy TOR1Policy TOR2Policy TOR3Policy HER2Policy INF1Policy 1.1Policy 5.1Policy CE1
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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