Land at Coombe Hill

Land at Coombe Hill

Gloucestershire

• Planning Authority Tewkesbury Borough
• Type Residential
• Area 5.16ha
• Size Up to 95 dwellings
• Policy Status Outside of Development Boundary but emerging allocation.

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Residential development (up to 95 dwellings), associated infrastructure, ancillary facilities, open space, landscaping and construction of a new vehicular and pedestrian access from the A38 and pedestrian access to the A4019 on Land off the A38.

Planning permission was granted on appeal which considered the following main issues:

• Whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for new residential development of the scale proposed.
• The effect of the quantity of development proposed on the character and appearance of the area.
• The effects of the proposal on the Coombe Hill Canal SSSI and the Severn Estuary SPA (including the adequacy of on-site mitigation and ecological enhancements).
• The effects of the proposal on flooding on and off the site.
• The effects of the proposal on the supply of market and affordable housing.
• The effects of the proposal on the demand for, and provision of, Schools. And
• The effects of the proposal on the demand for, and supply of, open space, outdoor recreation, sports and community facilities.

 

Timeline:

11th February 2020	Application Submitted
12th August 2020	Appeal Lodged against non-determination
1st June 2021	Outline Planning Permission Granted