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Allowed9 July 20253361517

Land at Wexford Park, Cold Pool Lane, Badgeworth, Cheltenham, GL51 4UP

Planning appeal 3361517 at Land at Wexford Park, Cold Pool Lane, Badgeworth, Cheltenham, GL51 4UP (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was allowed on 9 July 2025 by Inspector Edwards J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

the use of land for the stationing of caravans with dayroom and hardstanding ancillary to that use”

Authority
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Edwards J
Postcode
GL51 4UP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • If there would be harm in these regards, whether any other factors in support of the proposal outweigh the harm so as to justify granting planning permission

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable Gypsy and Traveller sites against an identified need, which engaged the Framework's tilted balance and outweighed the limited landscape harm.

Limited weight attached to the localised harm to the character and appearance of the countryside was outweighed by moderate weight given to meeting the unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches, such that the harm did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
JCS Policy SD6JCS Policy SD13JCS Policy SD5TBP Policy GRB4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 110Paragraph 143Paragraph 155Paragraph 173Paragraph 174Paragraph 175Paragraph 187

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