Planning appeal decision
Goddard's Garage, Cheltenham Road, Painswick, Gloucestershire, GL6 6XN
Planning appeal 6001661 at Goddard's Garage, Cheltenham Road, Painswick, Gloucestershire, GL6 6XN (Stroud District Council) was allowed on 2 March 2026 by Inspector Phillips B, 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 specific reference to the effects on the Cotswolds Beechwoods SAC.
an application for the Construction of 1-4 Dwellings
- Authority
- Stroud District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
- Postcode
- GL6 6XN
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 specific reference to the effects on the Cotswolds Beechwoods SAC
What decided it
The submission of a Unilateral Undertaking securing financial contributions for mitigation measures in accordance with the Cotswolds Beechwoods SAC Recreation Mitigation Strategy provided sufficient certainty that an adverse effect on the integrity of the SAC would be avoided.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ES6 of the Stroud District Local Plan (2015)
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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