®Planning appeal decision
Box Green Cottage , Box, Stroud, GL6 9HW
demolition of garages and erection of a dwelling (self -build), garden office, car ports, and associated landscaping
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Box Conservation Area
What decided it
The statutory duty to give great weight to preserving or enhancing the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, combined with the identified less than substantial harm, was not outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal, particularly a single new dwelling and modest housing land supply contribution.
The public benefits of housing delivery, self-build provision, renewable energy, economic benefits and removal of poor-quality garages were outweighed by the statutory duty to give great weight to the conservation of the heritage asset's character and appearance and the identified less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area
Framework references: 11, 73, 212, 213
Plan policies cited: ES10, HC1, CP14
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