Land Adjacent To Sunset View Cottage Breadstone Berkeley Gloucestershire

1. 1.Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the proposed commercial use requires a countryside location or would meet an identified local business or commercial need. No evidence has been provided of any prospective occupier, business operation, or functional requirement that would justify the development in this location. Furthermore, the proposal cannot reasonably be regarded as the sustainable reuse of an existing building, as the building does not benefit from lawful planning status. Consequently, the proposal has failed to demonstrate that it is essential in this countryside location or that it satisfies any of the exceptions for development within the countryside. The proposal would therefore represent unjustified development in the open countryside, contrary to Policies CP15, CP12 and EI4 of the Stroud District Local Plan.
2. 2.By reason of its scale, siting, form and appearance, the proposal would introduce a prominent commercial structure into an open countryside location. The development would result in an expansion of built form, creating an intrusive feature that would fail to respect the character, appearance and landscape qualities of the surrounding countryside. As a consequence, the proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the rural character and landscape setting of the area, contrary to Policies CP14 (5 and 9) and ES7 of the Stroud District Local Plan.
3. 3.Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that adequate parking provision is available to serve the proposed development. No plans have been provided showing the location, layout and dimensions of the parking spaces referred to within the supporting information. As such, the Local Planning Authority is unable to assess whether the development would provide satisfactory parking arrangements and avoid unacceptable impacts on highway safety. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies EI12 and ES3(5) of the Stroud District Local Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application type

Full Planning Application

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Hamfallow Parish Council

Date validated

27 May 2026

Consultation expiry

6 July 2026

Consultation end

6 July 2026

Applicant

Private applicant

Agent address

Malcolm Hunt Design Ltd Frome Lodge High Street Chalford Stroud GL6 8DJ

Case officer

Sarah Carruthers

Documents

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