Cleveland Oakhunger Lane Berkeley Gloucestershire GL13 9TJ

1. 1.The proposed development represents unjustified residential development in the open countryside. Insufficient evidence has been submitted to demonstrate an essential functional need for an additional agricultural worker's dwelling at the site, having regard to the scale and nature of the enterprise and the absence of supporting information relating to its financial viability and operational requirements. Furthermore, it has not been demonstrated that the identified needs could not be met from existing residential properties within the locality, which are readily accessible to the holding. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policy CP15 of the Stroud Local Plan, and the spatial strategy set out in Policies CP1, CP2 and CP3.
2. 2.The proposed overly domestic gate and dwelling, together with the excessive extent of the proposed residential curtilage, would be unacceptably detached from the existing farm buildings and would inevitably introduce a range of domestic paraphernalia (including washing lines, refuse and storage areas) into an otherwise open rural setting. This would result in a clear and harmful encroachment and unjustified outward spread of development beyond the established farmstead, fundamentally altering its character and appearance. The proposal fails to respect the existing pattern of development and would erode the rural character of the area. Accordingly, the proposal is contrary to Policy CP15(ii), Policy CP14 (criterion 5) and Policy ES7 of the Stroud Local Plan. 4. Insufficient information has been submitted to enable the Local Planning Authority to fully assess the ecological impacts and Biodiversity Net Gains implications of the proposed development on the wider site. In the absence of adequate supporting evidence, the proposal fails to demonstrate that it would not result in unacceptable harm. The development is therefore contrary to ES6 of the Local Plan 5. The site is currently located within Flood Zone 1, the submitted Flood Risk Assessment fails to adequately account for the impacts of climate change, which indicate that the site would be at increased risk of flooding (Flood Zones 2 and 3) over the lifetime of the development. In this context the proposed mobile home is highly vulnerable form of residential development.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

GL13 9TJ

Application type

Full Planning Application

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Hamfallow Parish Council

Date validated

31 March 2026

Consultation expiry

5 May 2026

Consultation end

5 May 2026

Applicant

Private applicant

Agent address

AJW Plans 2 James Orchard Berkeley GL13 9TP

Case officer

Laurence Corbett

Documents

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