®Planning appeal decision
Hill Farm Upton Hill, Upton St. Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8DA
Planning appeal 3361166 at Hill Farm Upton Hill, Upton St. Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8DA (Stroud District Council) was allowed on 17 July 2025 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan and national policies relating to development within the countryside.
the change of use of a single holiday let unit to a single residential dwelling (C3 Use Class). The change of use of a single holiday let and a beauty salon (Sui Generis) to a single, self-build dwelling (C3 Use Class). Alongside landscaping and other associated works
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Law T
- Postcode
- GL4 8DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan and national policies relating to development within the countryside
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers of the buildings known as Robinswood Cottage and Hill Farm with regards to privacy and outdoor space
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply meant the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied, and the benefits of providing two dwellings outweighed the conflict with the spatial strategy.
The conflict with the Council's spatial strategy carried only limited weight in light of the significant shortfall in housing supply; the benefits of providing two additional dwellings outweighed the adverse impacts
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP2Policy CP3Policy CP15Policy CP14
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.