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Dismissed23 April 20266002621

Luckley Farm Barn, Luckley, Longborough, Gloucestershire, GL56 0RD

Planning appeal 6002621 at Luckley Farm Barn, Luckley, Longborough, Gloucestershire, GL56 0RD (Cotswold District Council) was dismissed on 23 April 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 having regard to relevant local policies relating to the countryside and employment.

the change of use from workshop to wedding ceremony venue

Authority
Cotswold District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Redford R
Postcode
GL56 0RD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to relevant local policies relating to the countryside and employment
  • The effect of the proposed development on protected species
  • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with special regard to the Cotswolds National Landscape
  • The effect of the proposed development on the listed building

What decided it

The failure to comply with Local Plan Policy EC3 relating to employment development in the countryside, combined with the inability to secure adequate parking to protect highway safety and the unresolved impact on protected bat species, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to indicate a decision otherwise.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EC5Policy EC6Policy EC3Policy EN8Policy INF4Policy INF5Policy EN4Policy EN5Policy EN10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 212

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