®Planning appeal decision
Land North of the Lydney Road, Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 6ER
Planning appeal 3362659 at Land North of the Lydney Road, Bream, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 6ER (Forest of Dean District Council) was dismissed on 14 January 2026 by Inspector Aqbal M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site represents a suitable location for housing having regard to any odour impacts arising from the nearby poultry farm and whether the introduction of housing at the appeal site would be detrimental to the continued operation of this poultry farm.
development of the land for up to 30 residential dwellings (C3) with associated highway access and infrastructure
- Authority
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site represents a suitable location for housing having regard to any odour impacts arising from the nearby poultry farm and whether the introduction of housing at the appeal site would be detrimental to the continued operation of this poultry farm
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision for affordable housing, self-build housing, the management and maintenance of public open space, biodiversity net gain, and the necessary financial contributions for mitigation relating to the Severn Estuary SAC, SPA and Ramsar site, as well as contributions towards libraries and school transport, such that the development would be acceptable in planning terms
What decided it
The combination of unmitigated odour harm to future residents (and risk to the poultry farm's operation) together with the failure to secure biodiversity net gain and a self-build plot outweighed the significant benefits of housing delivery.
The significant weight given to housing delivery, including affordable housing, was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial weight attached to odour-related harm and the absence of secured BNG, together with the limited-weight harm from the lack of a self-build plot.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy AP.4Policy CSP.5Policy CSP.1Policy CSP.4Policy CSP.9Policy AP.1Policy AP.7Policy AP.8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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