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Dismissed31 January 20243325962

Blackhedge Farm, Leckhampton Hill , Cheltenham , Gloucestershire , GL53 9QJ

Planning appeal 3325962 at Blackhedge Farm, Leckhampton Hill , Cheltenham , Gloucestershire , GL53 9QJ (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 January 2024 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development in terms of location, land use and amount of development having particular regard to whether the proposal is inappropriate development within the Green Belt.

permission in principle for the erection of a single dwelling with associated works

Authority
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Law T
Postcode
GL53 9QJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitable for residential development in terms of location, land use and amount of development having particular regard to whether the proposal is inappropriate development within the Green Belt
  • Whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to the accessibility of existing services and facilities
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the countryside and the Cotswold National Landscape

What decided it

The proposal failed to meet the exceptional design quality test in paragraph 84(e) of the Framework for isolated dwellings in the countryside and would not provide a suitable location for housing having regard to poor accessibility to services and facilities.

The adverse impacts of granting permission, particularly the unsuitability of the location for housing and failure to meet the exceptional design test, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited socio-economic benefits of a single dwelling, such that it would not constitute sustainable development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD5 Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2017Policy GRB4 Tewkesbury Borough Plan 2019Policy SP2 Joint Core StrategyPolicy SD10 Joint Core StrategyPolicy RES3 Tewkesbury Borough PlanPolicy RES2 Tewkesbury Borough PlanPolicy RES4 Tewkesbury Borough PlanPolicy RES5 Tewkesbury Borough PlanPolicy SD7 Joint Core StrategyPolicy LAN2 Tewkesbury Borough PlanPolicy SD6 Joint Core Strategy
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 84Paragraph 182Paragraph 11

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