Planning appeal decision
Horseshoe Inn House, Brooms Green, Dymock, GL18 2DP
Planning appeal 3341783 at Horseshoe Inn House, Brooms Green, Dymock, GL18 2DP (Forest of Dean District Council) was allowed on 20 September 2024 by Inspector Jones GP, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the loss of the B&B on local employment and the rural economy.
a change of use of bed and breakfast accommodation to residential use ancillary to main dwelling
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones GP
- Postcode
- GL18 2DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the loss of the B&B on local employment and the rural economy
What decided it
The minimal effect on local employment and the rural economy, combined with the absence of any planning requirement to continue trading beyond retirement age, meant the proposal did not materially conflict with policy CSP.7.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CSP.7CSP.8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 88
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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