®Planning appeal decision
Part Parcel 3971, Tewkesbury Road, The Leigh, GL19 4AD
Planning appeal 6001185 at Part Parcel 3971, Tewkesbury Road, The Leigh, GL19 4AD (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 January 2026 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable in principle for 1 to 5 dwellings having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development and (i) the matter of flood risk, (ii) the strategy for the distribution of new development in Tewkesbury Borough, and (iii) the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the erection of between 1 and 5 no dwellings
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
- Postcode
- GL19 4AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable in principle for 1 to 5 dwellings having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development and (i) the matter of flood risk, (ii) the strategy for the distribution of new development in Tewkesbury Borough, and (iii) the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The failure to accord with flood risk policies and the identified harm to the intrinsic character of the countryside attracted considerable weight and the benefits of the proposal were insufficient to justify granting planning permission contrary to the development plan policies when read as a whole.
The benefits of modest housing contribution and sustainable travel promotion attracted significant weight, particularly in light of the housing land supply shortfall, but were insufficient to overcome the considerable weight given to the flood risk conflict and harm to landscape character
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- JCS Policy INF2JCS Policy SP2JCS Policy SD10JCS Policy SD6LP Policy RES2LP Policy RES3LP Policy RES4LP Policy LAN2Leigh Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2020-2031 Policy H1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 175Paragraph 11Paragraph 73
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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