Planning Schedule Date: 10/08/2004 - Stroud District Council

Planning Schedule Date: 10/08/2004
similar in scale and appearance to the main dwelling. There are a couple of small outbuildings to
the south of the main house. The property sits on a flat area with the land to the south rising
rapidly and falling to the north. The site is accessed via a very narrow, poorly surfaced road with
a steep access and poor visibility onto the main road.
The proposal is for the erection of "auxiliary accommodation", in accordance with the plans
previously approved applications S.98/286 & S.99/822 which have now lapsed.
Relevant History
Application S.97/267 for "Outline application for the erection of one dwelling" was refused on
16/4/97 and subsequently dismissed at appeal on 3/2/1998 on highway reasons. The inspector
commented at this time that no objection was raised to ancillary accommodation.
Application S.98/286 for "Outline application for the erection of ancillary accommodation to
Hawkswood" was approved on 7/4/1999 with both conditions and a Section 106 legal agreement
restricting the use to ancillary to the main dwelling.
Application 99/822 for "Erection of ancillary accommodation to Hawkswood" was substantially
reduced in scale prior to the application being approved on 28/07/1999. This was subsequently
detached from the main property by minor amendment. This application was not implemented
and lapsed on 7/4/2004 (as agreed in the agents letter received by fax on 8/6/2004.)
Application S.99/1882 for "Removal of Condition (4) of Permission S.98/286- Outline application
for the erection of ancillary accommodation to Hawkswood. (Condition (4) states "The ancillary
accommodation hereby permitted shall not be occupied at any time other than as an extension
to, and in connection with the residential use of the dwelling known as Hawkswood".)" was
refused on 2/2/2000.
Application S.02/1791 for "Application to remove Condition 4 of Permission S.98/286 (Ancillary
accommodation to Hawkswood) to permit the ancillary house to be occupied as a separate
dwelling" was withdrawn prior to decision. The agent was informed that the building which has
been constructed on site is not in accordance with any approved development.
Application S.02/2188 for "Retrospective application for the erection of ancillary accommodation
to Hawkswood" was refused on 22/01/2003 and subsequently dismissed on appeal on 7/10/2003.
Application S.03/C0479/FUL for "Retrospective application for use of building as auxiliary
accommodation to Hawkswood" was refused.
Planning Considerations
The previous application has lapsed and this is therefore not a renewal of a previous permission,
and has to be considered afresh against those policies and factors that are relevant at this point
in time. Since the previous approval there have been a number of significant occurrences:
Policy H24 was introduced to the Local Plan in November 1999, requiring annexes for a
dependent relative to be linked by internal door or doors to the main dwelling and that the
accommodation is readily convertible for use as an extension to the main dwelling;
The applicant has made two separate planning applications to remove the condition requiring
ancillary occupation (showing little intention to use the building for ancillary purposes);
and a new independent dwelling has been constructed but permission has retrospectively been
refused at appeal.
The significant distance of the proposed building from the original dwelling means it cannot be
considered as an annexe to the main property under Policy H24 of the Stroud District Local Plan,
Revised Deposit Version (as amended June 2001) as it is not linked by internal door or doors to
the main house.
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