Planning appeal decision
100 Gloucester Road, Cirencester, GL7 2LW
Planning appeal 6010770 at 100 Gloucester Road, Cirencester, GL7 2LW (Cotswold) was dismissed on 6 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 4 is necessary and otherwise meets the tests for planning conditions in the Framework and the Planning Practice Guidance, having particular regard to flood risk.
- Authority
- Cotswold
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- GL7 2LW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 4 is necessary and otherwise meets the tests for planning conditions in the Framework and the Planning Practice Guidance, having particular regard to flood risk
What decided it
The Council's evidence demonstrating the site's susceptibility to groundwater flooding and sensitivity to surface water run-off, combined with the condition's necessity to ensure a feasible drainage solution is approved before construction, made the condition necessary and proportionate to the identified site-specific risk.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN14Policy DM6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy F8
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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