®Planning appeal decision
Land at the Swan, Ledbury Road, Staunton, Gloucestershire, GL19 3QA
Planning appeal 3353011 at Land at the Swan, Ledbury Road, Staunton, Gloucestershire, GL19 3QA (Forest of Dean District Council) was allowed on 12 February 2025 by Inspector Webb B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having particular regard to (a) its scale and (b) its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the significance of heritage assets.
the erection of up to 17 dwellings (up to 10 self-build dwellings and 7 affordable dwellings) with associated access, car parking, landscaping, and play area, alongside improvements and external alterations to the Staunton and Corse Community Hub
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Webb B
- Postcode
- GL19 3QA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having particular regard to (a) its scale and (b) its effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the significance of heritage assets
- the effect of the development on great crested newts
What decided it
The absence of any identified harm to the character, appearance or heritage significance of the area, or to great crested newts, meant that policy conflicts on scale and location were outweighed by the benefits of the scheme.
Notwithstanding conflict with the development plan on scale and settlement distribution, the lack of identified harm to character, heritage and ecology, together with the housing, affordable housing, self-build and community hub benefits secured by the S106, meant material considerations indicated the appeal should be allowed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP4Policy CSP16Policy CSP5Policy CSP1Policy CSP2Policy AP109Policy AP4Policy AP5Policy AP7Policy AP8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 58
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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