Spring Bank, Malswick, Newent, Gloucestershire, GL18 1HF

Planning appeal 3360745 at Spring Bank, Malswick, Newent, Gloucestershire, GL18 1HF (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 3 June 2025 by Inspector Sedgwick P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether varying the conditions would, in effect, lead to a separate dwelling in the countryside and whether that would be acceptable, with particular regard to the settlement strategy for the area and development plan policy.

Change of use of an office building (Class E) to a single holiday let for tourism purposes, including associated works. (Retrospective) without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref P0548/24/FUL, dated 1 July 2024

Authority: Forest of Dean District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Sedgwick P
Postcode: GL18 1HF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether varying the conditions would, in effect, lead to a separate dwelling in the countryside and whether that would be acceptable, with particular regard to the settlement strategy for the area and development plan policy

What decided it

The physical and functional separation of the appeal building from Spring Bank, combined with its facilities for independent living, means it would constitute a separate dwelling in the countryside, which conflicts with development plan policies restricting housing outside designated settlements.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CSP.1CSP.4CSP.7CSP.15AP.1AP.4

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