Court Farm Tewkesbury Road, Twigworth, Gloucester, GL2 9PX

Planning appeal 3330290 at Court Farm Tewkesbury Road, Twigworth, Gloucester, GL2 9PX (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 April 2024 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework.

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Authority: Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Law T
Postcode: GL2 9PX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework
The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity

What decided it

The absence of sufficient ecological survey evidence to establish the effects of the proposal on Great Crested Newts, a protected species, meant the adverse biodiversity impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing supply benefits under the tilted balance.

The housing supply benefits and economic activity from the small residential scheme were outweighed by the substantial harm to biodiversity (Great Crested Newts) and conflict with Framework paragraphs 180 and 186, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: SP2SD10SD9RES3NAT1D2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 70Paragraph 180Paragraph 186

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