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Dismissed7 November 20256000653

Baytree Cottage, Arlingham, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 7JH

Planning appeal 6000653 at Baytree Cottage, Arlingham, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 7JH (Stroud District Council) was dismissed on 7 November 2025 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the integrity of the habitat sites.

Conversion of an outbuilding to a dwelling

Authority
Stroud District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Edwards J
Postcode
GL2 7JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the integrity of the habitat sites
  • its effect on highway safety
  • its effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the development provides a satisfactory private garden for occupants

What decided it

The development would adversely affect the integrity of the habitat sites and could not be adequately mitigated without a section 106 obligation, which the appellant had not secured, and this harm engaged the strong protection afforded by paragraph 195 of the NPPF.

The modest benefits of housing delivery, efficient reuse of an existing building, and support for rural community vitality were outweighed by the potential adverse effects on the integrity of the habitat sites, which engaged the strong protection policies of the NPPF.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
ES6ES3CP13HC1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 195

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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