4 St Clair Cottages, Staverton, Cheltenham, Gloucetershire, GL51 0TW

Planning appeal 3327328 at 4 St Clair Cottages, Staverton, Cheltenham, Gloucetershire, GL51 0TW (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 February 2024 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies.

a two storey side extension extending to rear and a porch

Authority: Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Phillips B
Postcode: GL51 0TW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
if the development would be inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The proposal would result in inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing substantial harm to openness, and the other considerations put forward did not clearly outweigh this harm to constitute very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SD5Policy GRB4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154Paragraph 142

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