Brookside Stables, Cold Pool Lane, , Badgeworth, , Cheltenham, , Gloucestershire , GL51 4UP

Planning appeal 3352537 at Brookside Stables, Cold Pool Lane, , Badgeworth, , Cheltenham, , Gloucestershire , GL51 4UP (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was allowed on 2 June 2025 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

application for additional caravans

Authority: Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Law T
Postcode: GL51 5UP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
Whether other material considerations, including the need for and supply of pitches, outweighs any harm identified such as to justify the development

What decided it

The best interests of the children in the family, combined with the unmet need for pitches and the family's health and care circumstances, collectively outweighed the substantial harm to the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: JCS Policy SD5JCS Policy SD6JCS Policy SD13TBP Policy GRB4TBP Policy GGTS1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 155

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