®Planning appeal decision
Wild Oak Farm, Little London, Longhope, Glos, GL17 0PH
Planning appeal 3329616 at Wild Oak Farm, Little London, Longhope, Glos, GL17 0PH (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 16 May 2024 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be suitable for housing having regard to the strategy of the Development Plan, the character and appearance of the area and access to services and facilities.
erect a new dwellinghouse, the majority of which would be within the envelope of the extant walling (i.e., ruins). The existing extant walling would be repaired and/or partially reconstructed and/or completely reconstructed to form low cladding to the new dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- GL17 0PH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be suitable for housing having regard to the strategy of the Development Plan, the character and appearance of the area and access to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with the Development Plan as a whole, combined with highway safety risks and unsuitability for housing in terms of character, appearance and access to services, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing a single dwelling in a context of housing undersupply.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, comprising significant negative weight for conflict with the Development Plan and highway safety concerns, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited positive weight of housing supply benefits and modest economic and environmental contributions, resulting in dismissal despite the Council's inability to demonstrate adequate housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CSP.1CSP.4CSP.5CSP.16AP.1AM2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 114Paragraph 84
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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