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

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

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

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy ES6, Policy CP3, Policy CP15

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