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Allowed4 August 20253357775

Becketts Farm Pancake Lane, The Leigh, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL19 4AL

Planning appeal 3357775 at Becketts Farm Pancake Lane, The Leigh, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL19 4AL (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was allowed on 4 August 2025 by Inspector Robinson N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

retrospective application for change of use of land for the siting of one shepherd's hut and associated works

Authority
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Robinson N
Postcode
GL19 4AL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether an essential need for the proposal has been demonstrated in compliance with development plan policy
  • whether the proposal is in a suitable location
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the SAC

What decided it

The material consideration that the development would promote sustainable tourist development and protect the open countryside outweighed the development plan conflict regarding location, combined with the essential need for agricultural diversification and the adequacy of mitigation measures for landscape and SAC impacts.

What the Inspector cited

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