®Planning appeal decision
The Folly, West End Gardens, Fairford, Gloucestershire, GL7 4JB
‘demolition of existing house / outbuildings and erection of 7 new houses and associated garages.’
- Authority
- Cotswold District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for existing residents and future users
- Whether a biodiversity net gain of at least 10% can be achieved
- Whether an affordable housing contribution is required
- Whether a safe and suitable vehicular access can be achieved
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance, combined with inadequate living conditions for future and existing residents and failure to secure biodiversity net gain, substantially and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The benefits of 7 dwellings and limited construction and local economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by harm to character and appearance, unsuitable living conditions, and failure to secure biodiversity net gain, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole under paragraph 11(d)
Framework references: 135, 232, 65, 115, 11
Plan policies cited: EN1, EN2, EN4, FNP12, H2, INF4
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney (2018); Bernard Wheatcroft v Secretary of State for the Environment (1982)
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