®Planning appeal decision
The Closes (Field Name), Forty Lane, Little Rissington, Cheltenham, GL54 2ND
Planning appeal 3326341 at The Closes (Field Name), Forty Lane, Little Rissington, Cheltenham, GL54 2ND (Cotswold District Council) was dismissed on 8 April 2024 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the principle of residential development of the site accords with development plan policies or meets the requirements for exceptions to these policies.
a low carbon energy efficient self-build affordable dwelling (associated works including landscape and biodiversity enhancement and improvements to existing vehicular access)
- Authority
- Cotswold District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- GL54 2ND
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the principle of residential development of the site accords with development plan policies or meets the requirements for exceptions to these policies
- whether the proposal would conflict with the purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty of the landscape
- the effect that the development would have on the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, on the setting of the listed buildings, and on features of archaeological interest
- the effect of the development on local ecology and in particular, the great crested newt
What decided it
The harm to the setting of the Grade II* listed church and the character and appearance of the conservation area, which would result from the development's intrusion into open rural land that forms a significant part of the church's distinctive isolated setting, outweighed the benefits of providing a single self-build affordable dwelling.
the benefits of providing a single self-build affordable dwelling and low-carbon standards were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the designated heritage assets and the harm to the natural beauty of the AONB landscape
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DS3Policy H3Policy EN4Policy EN5Policy EN10Policy EN11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 180Paragraph 182Paragraph 200Paragraph 201Paragraph 208
- Judgments
- Tewksbury BC and SoSHCLG and JJ Gallagher and Richard Cook [2021] EWHC 2782 (Admin)
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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