Planning appeal decision
Clapton Farmhouse, Clapton, Berkeley, GL13 9QX
Planning appeal 3329479 at Clapton Farmhouse, Clapton, Berkeley, GL13 9QX (Stroud District Council) was dismissed on 7 February 2024 by Inspector McAndrew R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the site and area.
the demolition of a derelict outbuilding and the erection of an ancillary building, together with associated hard and soft landscaping and car parking
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McAndrew R
- Postcode
- GL13 9QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the site and area
What decided it
The proposed replacement outbuilding would be significantly bulkier and more domestic in character than the existing agricultural structure, unacceptably harming the character and appearance of the rural site and area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC8(2)Policy CP14(5)
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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