Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Trench Farm, Wickwar Road , Kingswood, Gloucestershire , GL12 8JU
Planning appeal 3363771 at Land Adjacent to Trench Farm, Wickwar Road , Kingswood, Gloucestershire , GL12 8JU (Stroud District Council) was dismissed on 12 September 2025 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development at this location would be acceptable, having regard to relevant spatial policies.
for the erection of a steel portal frame mixed use agricultural storage building
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- GL12 8JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development at this location would be acceptable, having regard to relevant spatial policies
What decided it
The proposal failed to demonstrate that the additional building was essential to the maintenance of a sustainable farming enterprise, contrary to Policy CP15, and the limited land holding and existence of an alternative building on the site rendered the necessity for this new building unsubstantiated.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP15Policy SL1Policy EI5Policy ES 6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 88
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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