Planning appeal decision
12, Shelley Road, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4QD
Planning appeal 3323419 at 12, Shelley Road, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4QD (Stroud District Council) was dismissed on 5 September 2023 by Inspector Jones GP, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area.
a 1.5 storey side extension and single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jones GP
- Postcode
- GL11 4QD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area
What decided it
The proposed side extension would obliterate the landscaped bank and result in a significant and harmful reduction in greenery and openness, appearing as a bulky and cramped addition that harms the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- HC8ES12CP14
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Stroud
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2023
- Dismissed23 October 20266010245Bassett Court Farm, North Nibley, GL11 6DQ
- Allowed14 October 20266006756Land at Haines Green, Edge Road, Painswick, Gl5 6NE
- Allowed13 October 20266009483Land Northwest of Stonehouse, Grid Ref Easting: 379777. Grid Ref Northing: 207047, Stonehouse, Gl10 3WP
- Allowed5 October 20266007595Land at Epney, Framilode, Gloucester, GL27LL
- Dismissed29 September 20266005652Agricultural Barn, Upton Hill, Upton St Leonards, GL4 8DF
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®