®Planning appeal decision
Land at Gloucester Road, Corse, Gloucestershire, GL19 3RQ
described on the application form as ‘outline application for 50 dwellings (40% affordable) with public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS). All matters reserved except for access and layout.’
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Bristow T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development proposal
- the landscape effects of the scheme
- the heritage effects of the scheme
What decided it
Under the NPPF paragraph 11.d)ii tilted balance, the limited or negligible harms identified from location, landscape and heritage effects did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery.
The negligible-to-limited harms arising from location, landscape and heritage effects were outweighed by the substantial public benefits, principally the delivery of 50 dwellings including 20 affordable homes, tipping the balance in favour of allowing the appeal.
Framework references: 11, 57, 60, 63, 70, 76, 77, 104, 108, 109, 135, 173, 180, 189, 194, 200, 205, 208, 209, 224, 225, 226
Plan policies cited: CSP.1, CSP.4, CSP.5, CSP.9, CSP.16, AP1, AP.4, AP.5, AP107, AP108, AP109
Judgments cited: Suffolk Coastal District Council v Hopkins Homes Ltd. & Anor [2016] EWCA Civ 168, [2015] EWHC 132 (Admin) and [2015] EWHC 410 (Admin); Monkhill Ltd v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government & Anor (Rev 1) [2021] EWCA Civ 74 (28 January 2021); Bedford Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Nuon UK Ltd. [2013] EWHC 2847 (Admin); Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]; Holborn Studios Ltd. v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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.