6 Velhurst Drive, Velhurst, Brownshill, Stroud, GL6 8AF

dwelling including new entrance from highway

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the Cotswold National Landscape
the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
the effect of the proposal on the Rodborough Common SAC and the Cotswold Beechwoods SAC

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, arising from the incongruous positioning and detached form of the dwelling within the semi-detached streetscape of Velhurst Drive, demonstrably outweighs the limited benefit of providing one additional dwelling in an area with a housing land supply shortfall.

the significant harm to character and appearance demonstrably outweighs the limited benefits from providing one additional dwelling and addressing the housing shortfall, such that the presumption in favour of development does not apply

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy HC1, Policy ES12, Policy CP14, Policy ES6

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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