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Dismissed1 August 20253363926

3 Gwinnett Drive, Longford, Gloucester, GL2 9FT

Planning appeal 3363926 at 3 Gwinnett Drive, Longford, Gloucester, GL2 9FT (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 August 2025 by Inspector Bradford F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The proposed development's effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of 7 Longstone Avenue with regard to outlook, overlooking and loss of privacy.

a two storey rear extension with single storey side - minor alterations internally

Authority
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Bradford F
Postcode
GL2 9FT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The proposed development's effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of 7 Longstone Avenue with regard to outlook, overlooking and loss of privacy

What decided it

The proposed extension would unacceptably harm the living conditions of occupiers of the neighbouring property through increased overlooking and loss of privacy due to the reduced separation distance, contrary to local development plan policies SD14 and RES10.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
SD14 (Health and Environmental Quality) of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031 (2017)RES10 (Alteration and Extension of Existing Dwellings) of the Tewkesbury Borough Plan 2011-2031

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