Land at Elm Farm, Elmore, Gloucester, GL2 3NT

Planning appeal 3362916 at Land at Elm Farm, Elmore, Gloucester, GL2 3NT (Stroud District Council) was dismissed on 15 July 2025 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is in an appropriate location for the intended use, having regard to the development strategy for the area, including whether the appeal proposal is justified as a farm diversification scheme.

change of use from agricultural land to a dog exercising paddock

Authority: Stroud District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Townend K
Postcode: GL2 3NY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal is in an appropriate location for the intended use, having regard to the development strategy for the area, including whether the appeal proposal is justified as a farm diversification scheme
Whether the appeal site is suitably located in relation to settlements, the accessibility of the site for future users, and the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The proposal fails both the locational test under the development strategy (not justified as essential farm diversification and not in an appropriate location) and the highway safety test (inappropriate traffic generation on a narrow lane with inadequate visibility and parking).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP15Policy E15Policy EI12Policy ES3(5)

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