Land to the East of Croeso, Tetbury Street, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, GL6 9AS

the construction of two dwellings

Authority: Stroud District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Worley E

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

Framework references: 182, 124

Plan policies cited: Policy CP2, Policy CP3, Policy CP15, Policy ES7

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