Planning appeal decision
Worthy View, Hay Lane, Horsley, Gloucestershire, GL6 0QD
Planning appeal 3368930 at Worthy View, Hay Lane, Horsley, Gloucestershire, GL6 0QD (Stroud District Council) was allowed on 26 November 2025 by Inspector Barton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Cotswolds National Landscape (CNL).
erection of a first floor extension, external alterations and solar panels. External alterations to detached garage
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Barton P
- Postcode
- GL6 0QD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Cotswolds National Landscape (CNL).
What decided it
The modest scale and design of the first floor extension, combined with robust existing screening and the site's topography, would ensure no harm to the character and appearance of the area or the Cotswolds National Landscape.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC8Policy CP14Policy HC5Policy CP15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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