The Firs Cheltenham Road Kinsham TEWKESBURY GL20 8GF

1. 1.The application site lies outside any defined development boundary and is therefore located within the open countryside for planning policy purposes. In this location, development is strictly controlled in accordance with Policy SWDPR03 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review. By virtue of the siting of a new detached dwelling in this location, the proposal would represent an inappropriate form of development in the open countryside, having regard to the spatial strategy, the Settlement Hierarchy classification of Kinsham, the site’s locational sustainability and the character of the surrounding area. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy SWDPR03 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and Policy NP1 of the Bredon Parish Neighbourhood Plan.
2. 2.The proposal, by virtue of its siting, footprint, domestic form, contemporary appearance and associated domestication of the site, including the introduction of an independent residential planning unit and the associated hard surfacing, boundary treatments, parking, patio space, bin storage and other incidental domestic features, would fail to integrate effectively with its surroundings and would erode the contribution that the site currently makes to the character and open appearance of the area. The development would also fail to conserve or enhance the landscape setting of this part of Kinsham and would fail to take adequate account of Key View VK2. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies SWDPR28 and SWDPR34 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review and Policies NP3 and NP15 of the Bredon Parish Neighbourhood Plan.
3. 3.The application site lies immediately adjacent to the Kinsham Conservation Area and contributes to its setting. By virtue of the siting of a new detached dwelling, together with the associated domestic paraphernalia and works arising from the creation of an independent residential planning unit, the proposal would erode the openness and character of the site and would fail to preserve the setting of the Kinsham Conservation Area. The proposal would therefore result in less than substantial harm to the significance of the Kinsham Conservation Area, and the limited public benefits arising from the provision of a single dwelling are not considered sufficient to outweigh that harm. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies SWDPR09 and SWDPR33 of the South Worcestershire Development Plan Review, the statutory duty under section 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, and the relevant provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

GL20 8GF

Application type

Full planning permission

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Bredon

Date validated

23 February 2026

Consultation expiry

17 March 2026

Consultation start

23 February 2026

Consultation end

17 March 2026

Agent address

The Pike House Kingshill Road Dursley GL11 4BJ

Documents

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