®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining The Deyne, Littleworth, Amberley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 5AL
Planning appeal 3376602 at Land Adjoining The Deyne, Littleworth, Amberley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 5AL (Stroud District Council) was dismissed on 5 May 2026 by Inspector O'Neill A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is in a suitable location, having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of housing and the site's access to services and facilities.
Low impact development comprising residential yurt, compost toilet, kitchen shed, and other temporary structures (C3 Use Class) ”
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Neill A
- Postcode
- GL5 5AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is in a suitable location, having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of housing and the site's access to services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on the Cotswolds National Landscape and the setting of the Amberley Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety with particular regard to access and parking
What decided it
The application of policies in the Framework protecting designated heritage assets, specifically the moderate harm to the significance of the Amberley Conservation Area through its effect on its setting, provided a strong reason for refusing the proposal despite the Council's housing land supply shortfall.
The limited benefits of a single dwelling and modest economic and environmental benefits did not outweigh the substantial harm to the Council's spatial strategy, the moderate harm to the Amberley Conservation Area's setting, the limited harm to the Cotswolds National Landscape, and the unresolved highway safety concerns; the conflict with the development plan taken as a whole was decisive.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP3Policy CP13Policy CP14Policy CP15Policy ES3Policy ES7Policy ES10Policy ES12Policy MP Dev 1Policy MP Traffic 1Policy MP Parking 2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 215Paragraph 232
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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