Box Green Cottage , Box, Stroud, GL6 9HW

Planning appeal 3368184 at Box Green Cottage , Box, Stroud, GL6 9HW (Stroud District Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2025 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode: GL6 9HW

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: ES10HC1CP14
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 73Paragraph 212Paragraph 213

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