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Land Near Renishaws Roundabout Charfield Road Kingswood Gloucestershire

S.23/1030/FULFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 30 July 2026

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Development of research and development centre (Class E(g)(ii)), landscaping, access, parking provision, ancillary showroom and associated development.

Received
24 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kingswood Ward
  1. Received24 May
  2. Validated9 Jun
  3. Consult.14 Oct
  4. Target31 Jan
  5. Decided30 Jul

Decided in 1147 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land Near Renishaws Roundabout Charfield Road Kingswood Gloucestershire. Stroud has handled 3,349 applications of this type. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Kingswood Ward.

86% of full applications at Stroud District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The application site is located outside defined settlement development limits. The proposal does not involve development on an existing employment site in the countryside and does not demonstrate with sufficient robust evidence why the proposed EV race car manufacturing unit is essential to be located in the proposed countryside location. As such the proposal is contrary to policies CP2, CP15 and EI4 of the adopted Stroud District Local Plan (November 2015). Furthermore, whilst identified as draft employment allocation PS47 within the emerging Draft Local Plan, the proposal fails to provide a masterplan to detail the way in which the land uses and infrastructure would be developed in an integrated and coordinated manner. As such, key place making principles such as design, layout, quantum of development, parameters, transport integration and connectivity, landscape impact, ecology, flood risk plus proportionate mitigation and planning obligations cannot be assessed comprehensively.
  2. The proposed building is of a standard mono-pitch design and presents a prominent building in isolation, representing an urbanising feature that is harmful to the existing rural character and landscape of the site and the surrounding parkland type setting. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies CP14, CP15 and ES7 of the adopted Stroud District Local Plan (November 2015).
  3. The application site is an important contributor to the character, setting and special interest of Lower Barnes Farm, a grade II listed building. The surrounding agricultural land allows the farm to still be perceived as an isolated group of buildings in the countryside. The erection of a large isolated commercial building to the south of Lower Barnes Farm, would fundamentally alter its historic setting. The proposal would therefore result in harm to the setting of the listed building. This harm would not be outweighed by any public benefit; therefore, the proposal is contrary to Policy ES10 of the Stroud District Local Plan and Paragraph 215 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Kingswood Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 June 2023
Consultation expiry
14 October 2024
Consultation end
14 October 2024
Target decision date
31 January 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Planning Chambers 3A New Church Street Tetbury Gloucestershire GL8 8DS

Planning decision

Case officer
Gemma Davis
Statutory period
602 days

Additional information

Documents
115

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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