Hackets End, Buckover, Wotton-Under-Edge, GL12 8QL

Planning appeal 3368748 at Hackets End, Buckover, Wotton-Under-Edge, GL12 8QL (South Gloucestershire Council) was dismissed on 26 September 2025 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and the accessibility of services and facilities.

erection of 1 no. self-build dwelling (Outline) with all matters reserved

Authority: South Gloucestershire Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Townend K
Postcode: GL12 8QL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area and the accessibility of services and facilities

What decided it

The site's unsustainable location, requiring heavy reliance on private vehicles with limited access to services and facilities by sustainable modes, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited housing benefit of a single dwelling.

Significant weight to limited housing benefits and economic benefits of one dwelling was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by significant weight to adverse environmental and social impacts of the unsustainable location and lack of sustainable transport access to services and facilities.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS5Policy PSP40Policy PSP11Policy CS8Policy CS4A
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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