®Planning appeal decision
Allowed20 June 20243335576
Hengaston Farm Bristol Road, Cam, DURSLEY, GL11 5JE
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
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.
Framework references: 115
Plan policies cited: HC1, CP15, CP13, CP4, CP14, ES12
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.