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Dismissed3 July 20253360507

Land at Cherrydale, Gorsley, Herefordshire , HR9 7SF

Planning appeal 3360507 at Land at Cherrydale, Gorsley, Herefordshire , HR9 7SF (Herefordshire Council) was dismissed on 3 July 2025 by Inspector Robinson N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on landscape character.

erection of single storey, self-build dwelling. Construction of access track and associated development

Authority
Herefordshire Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Robinson N
Postcode
HR9 7SF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on landscape character
  • whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing having regard to the development plan

What decided it

The neighbourhood plan's settlement boundary, which was devised through a statutory process and endorsed at examination, must be given significant weight, and the proposal's conflict with the spatial strategy for housing location, combined with the modest benefits of delivering a single dwelling, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the housing supply benefits even in the absence of a five-year supply.

The adverse impacts of allowing development conflicting with the neighbourhood plan and spatial strategy, including undermining public confidence in the plan-led system, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of delivering one energy-efficient dwelling with some economic benefits and biodiversity enhancements.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Herefordshire Local Plan, Core Strategy 2011 – 2031 (2015) policy LD1Herefordshire Local Plan, Core Strategy 2011 – 2031 (2015) policy RA3Bromash, Gorsley and Linton (Linton parish) Neighbourhood Development Plan (2021) policy BGL1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14Paragraph 84Paragraph 55

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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