®Planning appeal decision
Severn Lodge, Church Lane, Alvington, LYDNEY, GL15 6BQ
the change of use of existing residential annexe to an independent dwelling with associated works. Regularisation of single-storey flat-roofed extension. (Part retrospective)
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Evans J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the scheme upon the setting of a nearby listed building, and linked to that the effect upon the setting of the conservation area.
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the setting of the listed building and conservation area, arising from the loss of the annexe's ancillary relationship and the introduction of conspicuous timber fencing, could not be outweighed by the housing benefit of a single dwelling in circumstances where the Council's housing shortfall, whilst acute, does not trigger the tilted balance under the Framework.
The housing benefit of providing an additional dwelling, weighed against the less than substantial but considerable harm to the setting of the listed building and conservation area, with the latter outweighing the former.
Plan policies cited: Policy CSP.5 of the Forest of Dean Core Strategy (2012), Policy CSP.1 of the Forest of Dean Core Strategy (2012), Policies AP4 and AP5 of the Forest of Dean Allocations Plan (2018), Policies BE1 and BE2 of the Alvington Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan (2021), Policy NE1 of the Alvington Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan (2021)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.