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TEWKESBURY BOROUGH COUNCIL – DEVELOPMENT CONTROL Committee: Planning Date: 20 October 2020 Site Location: Brickhouse Farm Chargrove Lane Up Hatherley Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 4XD Application No: 18/01238/FUL Ward: Shurdington Parish: Shurdington Proposal: Redevelopment of site to provide 1 no. single storey detached dwelling including detached home office, associated access and landscaping following demolition of existing garage building in ancillary residential use (Revision of application 18/00092/FUL). Report by: Mr Adam White Appendices: Site Location & Block Plan (no: 2396 P(0) 001 Rev F) Existing Elevations & Floor Plan (no: 2396 P(1) 102) Proposed Site Plan (no: 2396 P(2) 001 Rev C) Proposed Floor Plan (no: 2396 P(2) 101 Rev B) Proposed Elevations (no: 2396 P(2) 201 Rev B) Proposed Elevations (no. 2396 P(1) 202 Rev B) Proposed Study Elevations (no: 2396 P(2) 203 Rev A) Drainage Plan Recommendation: Permit 1.0 SITE DESCRIPTION AND PROPOSAL 1.1. The application relates to two single storey outbuildings located south-east of Brickhouse Farm, a Grade II listed farmhouse (LB ref: 1152994), on the northern side of Chargrove Lane, Up Hatherley. The outbuildings, which are of modern construction (steel portal frame and blockwork), originally formed part of a larger farmstead prior to agricultural operations ceasing in the mid-1990s. The outbuildings have subsequently been used for ancillary purposes (storage of residential / domestic paraphernalia) in connection with the main dwelling, Brickhouse Farm. 1.2. The wider site has an extensive planning history and is now predominately residential in character, with two former agricultural buildings having been converted to residential use – ‘The Old Dairy’ and ‘The Cider Barn’. The former of these buildings immediately abuts the site’s southern boundary while the access track serving ‘The Cider Barn’ (which is curtilage listed) extends along the site’s eastern boundary with open fields beyond. Brickhouse Farm and its associated driveway, parking area and cart shed are located to the north-west of the application site (see attached location plan). 1.3. The site is located in the Green Belt and outside of a recognised settlement boundary. There is a Public Right of Way (PRoW) (Ref: ASH51) to the east of the site, which runs in a north- south direction, connecting Up Hatherley Way and Chargrove Lane. Access to the site is gained from Chargrove Lane. 1.4. The current application seeks full planning permission for the redevelopment of the site following the demolition of the outbuildings to provide a single storey detached dwelling (Use Class C3) including a detached home office, associated access and landscaping (see attached plans). 2.0 RELEVANT PLANNING HISTORY Application Proposal Decision Decision Number Date 18/00092/FUL Redevelopment of site to provide 1no. single WDN 25.04.2018 storey detached dwelling including detached home office, associated access and landscaping following demolition of existing garage building in ancillary residential use. 18/00093/LBC Redevelopment of site to provide 1no. single NOTREQ 06.02.2018 storey detached dwelling including detached home office, associated access and landscaping following demolition of existing garage building in ancillary residential use. 18/00640/CLE Use of outbuildings for ancillary residential CLECER 22.11.2018 purposes in connection with Brickhouse Farm 3.0 RELEVANT POLICY 3.1. The following planning guidance and policies are relevant to the consideration of this application: 3.2. Section 66 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. National guidance 3.3. National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG). Gloucester, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Joint Core Strategy (December 2017) (JCS) 3.4. Policies: SP2, SD3, SD4, SD5, SD6, SD8, SD9, SD10, SD14, INF1, INF2. Tewkesbury Borough Plan 2011-2031 Pre-Submission Version (October 2019) (PSTBP) 3.5. Policies: RES3, RES5, DES1, HER2, NAT1, NAT3, TRAC9. 3.6. Human Rights Act 1998 - Article 8 (Right to Respect for Private and Family Life). 3.7. The First Protocol, Article 1 (Protection of Property). 4.0 CONSULTATIONS 4.1. Shurdington Parish Council – Objection raised in respect of the original and revised proposal for the following reasons: • The site is located within the Green Belt. The Parish Council oppose all Green Belt development and insist the iconic Green Belt should be maintained; • The location is unsustainable for a potential new business; • The proposal is detrimental to existing designated heritage assets; • The proposal is over-development of the site; • The access is wholly unsuitable for such development and it would have a significant negative impact on existing residents. 4.2. Conservation Officer – No objections to latest iteration of the plans. 4.3. Environmental Health Officer – No objection in terms of noise nuisance. 4.4. County Highways Officer – No objection subject to conditions. 4.5. Flood Risk Drainage Engineer – No objections to latest drainage details. 4.6. Consultant Ecologist – No objections. 5.0 PUBLICITY AND REPRESENTATIONS 5.1. The application has been publicised through the posting of a site notice for a period of 21 days for the original and revised proposals. A total of 60 representations have been received raising objections to the proposed development; 35 in response to the original proposal and 25 in response to the revised proposals. These responses have been summarised as follows: • The site is located within the Green Belt and is therefore unsuitable for development. The proposal should be recognised as ‘inappropriate development’. • The development is outside of a recognised settlement boundary. • The proposal would result in extra vehicles using a sub-standard access, with difficulties already encountered by refuse vehicles and emergency services. • This is not an appropriate location for an office and would result in employment use in residential area. • There are unresolved flooding issues with surface water run-off causing a highway hazard. The land is impermeable heavy clay; any further development would exacerbate existing drainage problems. What would be the drainage arrangement for the proposed development and where would foul waste go? • There is a lack of service infrastructure to support the proposal and it would fail to comply with other non-planning legislation. • Chargrove Lane is regularly used as a ‘rat-run’ and the existing access on this bend is currently unsuitable; the accident risk would be increased as a result of this proposal. • The proposal is clearly in sight of two adjacent listed buildings which form part of a historic farmyard setting. The existing building forms part of the farm setting and the proposal would spoil the significance of the listed buildings. • The proposed dwelling could not be considered affordable housing and, if approved, would be seized by adjacent landowners/developers who have failed in recent years to gain approval on adjacent land for major wholesale development. • The proposal represents over-development and will set a precedent for farm buildings in the Green Belt. • The development would result in the loss of a valuable resource. • The replacement building would be out-of-character and result in unwarranted intrusion into a valued rural landscape which should be protected; this is a beautiful area of historic value and listed houses set in the Green Belt. • The size and scale of the proposed dwelling is substantial and would diminish the rural character of the protected Green Belt. • The proposal would have a detrimental effect on the ecology of the site: bats and birds. • It would not provide affordable housing and would result in a high-end luxury home. • There is an existing WPD electricity pole which is at risk of being struck by the allowance of more vehicles. This electricity pole already restricts the access of the fire and rescue services. • This is an unsustainable location for new development. There are already four houses using this small area, the proposal would result in five houses generating more vehicles in an unsustainable location, with reliance on the private car. Chargrove Lane is used by more pedestrians that cars and this unique characteristic should be protected. • Construction traffic during development would have an adverse effect on neighbouring occupants. • The proposed house has Velux windows and glazed screens which are not in character with the surroundings. • How would vehicles associated with the development manoeuvre to enter/exit the site? It would be unacceptable and inappropriate for vehicles to attempt to turn on the shared access drive which currently serves The Old Dairy and The Cider Barn. • There is insufficient parking provision to serve the proposed development. • The revised proposal shows the access within 2 metres of the shared boundary with The Old Dairy and within in clear sight of door/window openings. This would have a detrimental impact on residential amenity. 6.0 POLICY CONTEXT 6.1. Section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 requires that proposals be determined in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. Section 70 (2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 provides that the Local Planning Authority shall have regard to the provisions of the Development Plan, so far as material to the application, and to any other material considerations. 6.2. The Development Plan currently comprises the