®Planning appeal decision
Spring Bank, Malswick, Newent, Gloucestershire, GL18 1HF
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
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.
Plan policies cited: CSP.1, CSP.4, CSP.7, CSP.15, AP.1, AP.4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.