®Planning appeal decision
Ashmead Lodge, Daisybank Road, Leckhampton Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 9QH
Planning appeal 6000543 at Ashmead Lodge, Daisybank Road, Leckhampton Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 9QH (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was allowed on 21 November 2025 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- GL53 9QH
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP2 of the Gloucestershire, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031Policy SD10 of the Gloucestershire, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031Policy RES3 of the Tewkesbury Borough Plan 2011-2031Policy RES4 of the Tewkesbury Borough Plan 2011-2031
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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