Planning appeal decision
Hengaston Farm Bristol Road, Cam, Dursley, GL11 5JE
Planning appeal 3335576 at Hengaston Farm Bristol Road, Cam, Dursley, GL11 5JE (Stroud District Council) was allowed on 20 June 2024 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development strategy for the area and accessibility to services and facilities (Appeal A and B).
external alterations to existing barns 1, 2 and 4 to facilitate the changes of use to 3 dwellinghouses
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Law T
- Postcode
- GL11 5JE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development strategy for the area and accessibility to services and facilities (Appeal A and B)
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety (Appeal A)
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host building and area (Appeal B)
What decided it
The existence of a more than theoretical fallback position under Class Q of the GPDO, which would permit the same number of dwellings with similar environmental effects, materially outweighed the policy conflict arising from the site's unsustainable location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- HC1CP15CP13CP4CP14ES12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 115
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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