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

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.

Plan policies cited: Policy CP14, Policy ES6, Policy E1, Policy PS38, Policy CP9, Policy ES15

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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