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Dismissed8 January 20266000558

John Stayte Services Ltd, Puddlesworth Lane, Eastington, GL10 3AH

Planning appeal 6000558 at John Stayte Services Ltd, Puddlesworth Lane, Eastington, GL10 3AH (Stroud District Council) was dismissed on 8 January 2026 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on protected species.

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Authority
Stroud District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector
Edwards J
Postcode
GL10 3AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on protected species
  • Whether it would accord with the policies of the Stroud District Local Plan 2015 in terms of development within the countryside
  • The effect of the proposal on the adjoining M5 motorway having regard to drainage

What decided it

Insufficient ecological information was provided to demonstrate the development would cause no harm to great crested newts, contrary to Local Plan policies ES6 and EI4.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CP3CP15EI4EI12ES6

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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