Land off Badsey Rd, Willersey, Broadway, Glos, WR11 7HF

Planning appeal 6002057 at Land off Badsey Rd, Willersey, Broadway, Glos, WR11 7HF (Cotswold District Council) was dismissed on 17 February 2026 by Inspector Redford R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with regard to relevant policies relating to development in the countryside.

for the erection of 1no. self build single storey eco bungalow

Authority: Cotswold District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Redford R
Postcode: WR11 7HF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development with regard to relevant policies relating to development in the countryside
Whether the appeal site is a suitable location with regard to flood risk

What decided it

The site's location in the countryside with poor pedestrian accessibility and significant flood risk preventing safe access and egress, combined with the appellant's failure to demonstrate compliance with NPPF Paragraph 84 criteria, means the proposal is not sustainable development even under the tilted balance.

The presumption in favour of sustainable development under Paragraph 11 was displaced by the application of Framework policies protecting areas at risk of flooding, which provide a strong reason for refusing the development; the housing land supply shortfall did not outweigh the flood risk and countryside location concerns

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DS4Policy H3Policy H5Policy H7Policy EC6Policy EN14
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 84Paragraph 175Paragraph 170Paragraph 11

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