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Nags Head Inn, Oldcroft Road, Yorkley Slade, Lydney , Gloucestershire , GL15 4RX
Planning appeal 3355260 at Nags Head Inn, Oldcroft Road, Yorkley Slade, Lydney , Gloucestershire , GL15 4RX (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 13 March 2025 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the facilities offered by the Nags Head Inn Public House should be retained to serve the needs of the local community, having regard to local planning policy.
the conversion of existing public house (Sui Generis) to provide three terraced dwellings (Use Class C3) utilising the existing access from Oldcroft Road, including associated parking and landscaping, and demolition of rear extension and outbuildings
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Law T
- Postcode
- GL15 4RX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the facilities offered by the Nags Head Inn Public House should be retained to serve the needs of the local community, having regard to local planning policy
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the impact on a non-designated heritage asset (NDHA)
- the effect of the proposed development on protected species, namely bats
- biodiversity net gain
What decided it
The absence of detailed financial information specifically related to the operation of the public house meant the proposed development would result in the unjustified loss of a community asset, contrary to Neighbourhood Plan Policy 20 and Allocation Plan Policy AP.1.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Forest Edge South Neighbourhood Plan Policy 20Forest of Dean District Council Allocation Plan Policy AP.1Forest of Dean District Council Core Strategy Policy CSP.1Forest of Dean District Council Allocation Plan Policy AP.7Forest of Dean District Council Allocation Plan Policy AP.8Forest Edge South Neighbourhood Plan Policy 2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 187Paragraph 193
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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