Planning appeal decision
90 Longford Lane, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 9HA
Planning appeal 3338494 at 90 Longford Lane, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 9HA (Gloucester City Council) was dismissed on 4 June 2024 by Inspector Rawle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the change of use of outbuilding to a dwelling
- Authority
- Gloucester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rawle S
- Postcode
- GL2 9HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would result in a self-contained dwelling positioned incongruously at the rear of the property within the garden area, incompatible with the prevailing pattern of frontage development and causing significant adverse impact on the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy A1 of the Gloucester City Local Plan 2011-2031Policy SD4 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031
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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