Land East of Perrygrove Road and South of Tufthorn Avenue, Perrygrove Road, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8QB

Planning appeal 3338398 at Land East of Perrygrove Road and South of Tufthorn Avenue, Perrygrove Road, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8QB (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 7 August 2024 by Inspector Plenty B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed development taking into consideration local and national policies.

Delivery of 2 x restaurants with takeaway and drive through, along with the construction of associated infrastructure

Authority: Forest of Dean District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Plenty B
Postcode: GL16 8QB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed development taking into consideration local and national policies.

What decided it

The proposal's failure to pass the sequential test for main town centre uses, resulting in harm to town centre vitality that was afforded substantial weight.

the economic benefits and biodiversity net gain in favour of the proposal were outweighed by the substantial weight attached to the conflict with town centre and sequential test policies

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CSP.14Policy AP 61Policy CS.7Policy CE2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 91Paragraph 180
Judgments: Tesco Stores Ltd v Dundee City Council [2012] UKSC 13

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