Land Rear of Bloxhams Orchard, Ashleworth, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL19 4JB

Permission in Principle for the erection of 5 no. single storey dwellings plus associated access and parking

Authority: Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Marigold O

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the location, use and amount of the development proposed would accord with the spatial strategy of the Development Plan for the distribution of housing, including its effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate adequate housing land supply, combined with the modest extent of harm that could be mitigated at Technical Details Consent stage, meant the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the moderate conflict with the Development Plan.

the moderate weight of conflict with Development Plan policies protecting landscape character and the spatial strategy was outweighed by the significant positive weight of housing delivery to address the Council's shortfall and limited positive weight of economic and social benefits

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: JCS Policy SD10(4), TBLP Policy RES3, TBLP Policy RES4, JCS Policy SD10(6), JCS Policy SD6, JCS Policy SP2, TBLP Policy LAN2

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