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Dismissed31 May 20243327512

Grafters, Fosseway, Lower Slaughter, GL54 2EY

Planning appeal 3327512 at Grafters, Fosseway, Lower Slaughter, GL54 2EY (Cotswold District Council) was dismissed on 31 May 2024 by Inspector Simpson L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the principle of the proposed development is acceptable, with particular regard to the Council's strategy for the location of hotel development.

Change of use of existing dwelling and erection of extensions to create 40 bedroom hotel and associated works

Authority
Cotswold District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Simpson L
Postcode
GL54 2EY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the principle of the proposed development is acceptable, with particular regard to the Council's strategy for the location of hotel development.
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

What decided it

The scale of the development meant it could not be considered a 'change of use with extensions' under Policy EC11, resulting in conflict with the Council's strategy for locating new hotel development, which was not outweighed by the proposal's benefits.

The socio-economic and other benefits, taken together, did not outweigh the substantial harm caused by conflict with the Council's spatial strategy for hotel location and the harm from over-reliance on the private motor vehicle, so the balance tipped against the proposal and in favour of the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EC3Policy EC11Policy INF3Policy INF4Policy EC8Policy EN2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 91Paragraph 182Paragraph 183Paragraph 15
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)

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