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Allowed20 May 20243334418

Land at Cloverlea Barn, Wickwar Road, Kingswood, GL12 8RG

Planning appeal 3334418 at Land at Cloverlea Barn, Wickwar Road, Kingswood, GL12 8RG (Stroud District Council) was allowed on 20 May 2024 by Inspector Nicholls H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the biodiversity value of the site and wider area.

residential development of 54 dwellings with supporting infrastructure and enabling works including: new vehicular access of Wickwar Road (including the demolition of 24 Wickwar Road), public open space, landscaping and drainage infrastructure

Authority
Stroud District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Nicholls H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposal on the biodiversity value of the site and wider area

What decided it

The ability to secure biodiversity compensation and a net gain of over 10% via planning condition resolved the sole matter in dispute between the parties.

The substantial benefits of delivering 54 dwellings in a sustainable location, together with economic and social benefits, outweighed any conflict with the development plan, with the biodiversity harm resolved through conditions and the S106 obligation securing no unmitigated environmental harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP14Policy ES6Policy E1Policy PS38Policy CP9Policy ES15

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