®Planning appeal decision
Land off Ruby Avenue, Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 7ZN
proposed residential development to erect 22 units with associated car parking; development 100% affordable
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would comply with paragraph 97 of the Framework regarding services and facilities
- whether the proposal would provide affordable housing in a seamless and integrated manner in accordance with Policy SD12 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031
- whether the proposal would make adequate provision for education, affordable housing and waste and recycling facilities through a planning obligation
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the significant benefit of delivering 22 affordable housing units with no material adverse impacts, justified granting permission under the tilted balance in paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
The significant benefit of providing 22 affordable housing units was not outweighed by any adverse impacts, and planning permission should be granted under the tilted balance provisions of paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
Framework references: 97, 11, 76, 77
Plan policies cited: Policy SD12, Policy INF6, Policy INF7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.