Land at Fernleigh, Damery Lane, Woodford, Gloucestershire, GL13 9JR

Planning appeal 3367439 at Land at Fernleigh, Damery Lane, Woodford, Gloucestershire, GL13 9JR (Stroud District Council) was allowed on 6 October 2025 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development, in relation to its effect on the Severn Estuary Special Area of Conservation (SAC).

permission in principle for the erection of a dwelling

Authority: Stroud District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Townend K
Postcode: GL13 9JR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development, in relation to its effect on the Severn Estuary Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

What decided it

The secured mitigation through the Unilateral Undertaking ensured no adverse effect on the integrity of the SAC, and the absence of a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance which favoured the housing benefit.

The harm from conflict with countryside settlement strategy policies was outweighed by the significant social and economic benefits of housing delivery in the context of a five-year housing land supply shortfall, with the SAC integrity protected by mitigation

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ES6Policy CP3Policy CP15
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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