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Dismissed29 September 20266005652

Agricultural Barn, Upton Hill, Upton St Leonards, GL4 8DF

Planning appeal 6005652 at Agricultural Barn, Upton Hill, Upton St Leonards, GL4 8DF (Stroud) was dismissed on 29 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for a dwelling having regard to the local spatial strategy.

Demolition of modern outbuildings, alterations and extensions to an existing stone barn and its conversion to residential use with associated works and landscape enhancements

Authority
Stroud
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
GL4 8DF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for a dwelling having regard to the local spatial strategy
  • The effect of the proposal on the scenic and natural beauty of the Cotswolds National Landscape

What decided it

The significant visual harm to the scenic and natural beauty of the Cotswolds National Landscape resulting from the conversion of pastureland to residential use, combined with the unsuitability of the location under the local spatial strategy due to poor sustainable transport connectivity, outweighed the housing delivery and self-build benefits.

The benefits of delivering one dwelling and a self-build unit, and the reduced weight of spatial policies due to the 3.2-year housing land supply shortfall, were outweighed by the significant visual harm to the National Landscape and the failure to achieve sustainable patterns of movement; the balance tipped against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP3Policy CP13Policy CP15Policy ES7Policy CP14
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S5Policy HO11Policy DP3Policy N4

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