Land West of Cherry Trees, Gotherington Fields, Gotherington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 9SB

construction of up to 2 dwellings

Authority: Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilson D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, which triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the significant weight attributable to the delivery of two homes in that context outweighed the conflict with settlement boundary policies.

The benefits of housing delivery (two homes) in the context of a significant undersupply (3.14 years) and economic benefits outweighed the harm caused by the location of the appeal site outside a defined settlement boundary

Framework references: 11, 72

Plan policies cited: Policy SP2 JCS, Policy SD10 JCS, Policy INF1 JCS, Policy SD6 JCS, Policy RES3 LP, Policy RES4 LP, Policy LAN2 LP, Policy GNDP03 NP, Policy GNDP11 NP, Policy GNDP09 NP

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