®Planning appeal decision
Plot to the South of Down Hatherley Lane, Down Hatherley, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, GL2 9QB
Planning appeal 6003223 at Plot to the South of Down Hatherley Lane, Down Hatherley, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, GL2 9QB (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 April 2026 by Inspector Barton P, 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 particular regard to whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
residential infill development of 1 No detached dwelling house (self/custom build)
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Barton P
- Postcode
- GL2 9QB
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 particular regard to whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policy, and accessibility to services and facilities
- whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The proposed development would cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt and would not be in a sustainable location, and the moderate benefits did not clearly outweigh these harms to constitute very special circumstances.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt and the unsustainable location weighed heavily against the proposal, and the moderate benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision did not clearly outweigh these harms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- JCS Policy SD5JCS Policy SP2JCS Policy SD10JCS Policy INF1TBP Policy RES3TBP Policy RES4TBP Policy GRB4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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