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Dismissed18 November 20243338989

Land to the South East of Ashland House, Somerford Keynes, GL7 6DS

Planning appeal 3338989 at Land to the South East of Ashland House, Somerford Keynes, GL7 6DS (Cotswold District Council) was dismissed on 18 November 2024 by Inspector Pickernell E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for dwellings, having particular regard to local planning policies.

the erection of 4 dwellings, new road access, footpath, and associated landscaping including public open space and an attenuation/soakaway pond (re-submission of 19/04270/FUL)

Authority
Cotswold District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pickernell E
Postcode
GL7 6DS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for dwellings, having particular regard to local planning policies
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including whether it would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building known as Yew Tree Farmhouse

What decided it

The conflict with the spatial strategy in Policy DS4 of the development plan, combined with the great weight required to be given to the conservation of the listed building and the less than substantial harm to its setting, meant the public benefits of the proposal did not outweigh the identified harms.

The public benefits of providing 4 new dwellings, landscaping, ecological enhancements, energy efficiency and minor economic benefits were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan and the great weight to be given to the conservation of the Grade II listed building and the less than substantial harm to its setting.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DS3Policy DS4Policy EN1Policy EN4Policy EN10Policy SKPOL1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 205Paragraph 208

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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