Ashmead Lodge, Daisybank Road, Leckhampton Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 9QH

permission in principle application for 1 self-build dwelling

Authority: Tewkesbury Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Townend K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development, with particular regard to the development strategy for the area and access to services and facilities

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the site's suitable location for sustainable travel and the limited visual harm, meant the benefits of housing delivery outweighed the conflict with the development plan.

the harm from conflict with the development plan would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of providing housing and contributing to the housing supply shortfall, when assessed against the Framework as a whole

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy SP2 of the Gloucestershire, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031, Policy SD10 of the Gloucestershire, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031, Policy RES3 of the Tewkesbury Borough Plan 2011-2031, Policy RES4 of the Tewkesbury Borough Plan 2011-2031

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