®Planning appeal decision
Lunn Cottage, B4079 Aston Cross Ashchurch To County Boundary , Aston Cross , Tewkesbury, GL20 8LP
Planning appeal 3329145 at Lunn Cottage, B4079 Aston Cross Ashchurch To County Boundary , Aston Cross , Tewkesbury, GL20 8LP (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was allowed on 14 March 2024 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to local and national policy, and the accessibility of the site to services and facilities.
erection of 10 no. dwellings, garages, construction of internal estate road, formation of parking areas and gardens/amenity space
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Law T
- Postcode
- GL20 8LP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to local and national policy, and the accessibility of the site to services and facilities
- Whether the proposed development makes adequate provision for affordable housing, with reference to both local and national planning policies
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the substantial housing benefits and affordable housing provision outweighed the location sustainability concerns.
The adverse impacts arising from the development in an unsustainable location did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the scheme's benefits in delivering needed housing and affordable housing, with the tilted balance applied under NPPF paragraph 11(d).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SD10Policy SD12Policy RES1Policy RES2Policy RES3Policy RES4Policy H1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60
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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