Hill View, Sapperton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 6LE

Planning appeal 3344275 at Hill View, Sapperton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 6LE (Cotswold District Council) was dismissed on 7 February 2025 by Inspector Kirby R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the appeal site and its relationship to designated heritage assets is suitable for residential development.

Permission in Principle application for the erection of 1no. infill dwelling at Hill View, Sapperton, Gloucestershire, GL7 6LE

Authority: Cotswold District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Kirby R
Postcode: GL7 6LE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the location of the appeal site and its relationship to designated heritage assets is suitable for residential development

What decided it

The harm to the listed building Hill View and the Sapperton Conservation Area, individually less than substantial but cumulatively considerable, was not outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery, and the policies protecting designated heritage assets provided a strong reason for refusal under Framework paragraph 11(d).

the benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable settlement, whilst considerable, were not sufficient to outweigh the less than substantial but cumulatively considerable harm to the listed building and conservation area

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EN4Policy EN8Policy EN10Policy EN11Policy DS3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 214Paragraph 215

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