Planning appeal decision
Land to the East of Croeso, Tetbury Street, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, GL6 9AS
Planning appeal 3328564 at Land to the East of Croeso, Tetbury Street, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, GL6 9AS (Stroud District Council) was dismissed on 26 April 2024 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development, in respect of development plan policies for the location of new housing and the landscape character of the area including the Cotswolds National Landscape.
the construction of two dwellings
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Worley E
- Postcode
- GL6 9AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development, in respect of development plan policies for the location of new housing and the landscape character of the area including the Cotswolds National Landscape
What decided it
The site's location outside the settlement development limit in conflict with the development strategy, combined with the inherent harm to the landscape character of the Cotswolds National Landscape, outweighed the limited housing supply benefits.
The limited benefits of housing supply and contribution to rural vitality were outweighed by the conflict with the development strategy and harm to landscape character and the Cotswolds National Landscape
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP2Policy CP3Policy CP15Policy ES7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 182Paragraph 124
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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