®Planning appeal decision
Grove Piece , Duntisbourne Leer , Cirencester, Gloucestershire , GL7 7AS
conversion of existing stables to residential use and associated landscaping works
- Authority
- Cotswold District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Townend K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on highway safety, having regard to the suitability of the access roads near the site and the level of traffic likely to be generated
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, giving special regard to the effect on the National Landscape
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply (1.8 years) triggered the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the benefits of providing new housing through conversion of a disused building outweighed the limited adverse effects on highway safety.
The limited conflict with Policy INF4 regarding highway safety was outweighed by the significant weight afforded to the provision of new housing through conversion of a disused building and the presumption in favour of sustainable development under the Framework, given the substantial shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy INF4, Policy EC6, Policy EN1, Policy EN2, Policy EN4, Policy EN5, Policy EN9, Policy EN10, Policy EN11, Policy INF10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.