®Planning appeal decision
The Laurels Shop, A4136, Staunton (Coleford), GL16 8PA
change of use of former antique shop to one dwelling and the operational development necessary to facilitate the change of use including the recladding of the building
- Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- GL16 8PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether there is sufficient justification for the change of use of the commercial unit to a dwelling, having regard to the provisions of the development plan
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, having regard to noise, privacy and the size of external space
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the significant weight given to housing delivery in a district with a pronounced shortfall outweighed the moderate harm from loss of a small-scale commercial unit that was not demonstrated to be essential to the community.
The significant weight afforded to the delivery of housing, together with the benefits of re-using previously developed land, outweighs the moderate harm associated with the loss of the commercial unit; the adverse impacts would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CSP.7, Policy CSP.8, Policy CSP.4, Policy CSP.5, Policy AP.4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.