Frith House, Far Oakridge, Stroud, GL6 7PG

Planning appeal 3320241 at Frith House, Far Oakridge, Stroud, GL6 7PG (Stroud District Council) was allowed on 3 October 2023 by Inspector Buchanan R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the staff accommodation units would be annexes to Frith House or independent dwellinghouses, and be justified in location, use, form, size, siting, living conditions and accessibility.

conversion of existing barn to provide two staff accommodation units and land maintenance store

Authority: Stroud District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Buchanan R
Postcode: GL6 7PG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the staff accommodation units would be annexes to Frith House or independent dwellinghouses, and be justified in location, use, form, size, siting, living conditions and accessibility.

What decided it

The Inspector's finding, secured by an occupancy condition, that the units would function as ancillary annexes closely related to and dependent on Frith House rather than as independent dwellinghouses.

The proposal accords with the development plan taken as a whole and there are no other material considerations, including provisions of the Framework, which override this finding, so the balance favoured allowing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP15Policy HC7Policy CP14(9)Policy CP14(14)Policy HC1(7)Policy CP2Policy CP3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80Paragraph 55Paragraph 105
Judgments: Uttlesford DC v Secretary of State for the Environment and White [1992]

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