Replacement dwelling at The Garden Lodge Marsh Court Road, Stockbridge

“SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION 2.1 The application site is located to the north of 1 Marsh Court Cottages and is accessed from a private access track serving the application site and 2-4 Marsh Court Cottages. There is an existing single storey dwelling on the site which is in a state of disrepair.”

“HISTORY 4.1 25/00918/CLEN - Application for a lawful development certificate for existing use as single dwelling. Certificate issued 01.07.25”

“CONCLUSION 9.1 The proposals are in accordance with the policies of the TVBRP and the VDS.”

“RECOMMENDATION PERMISSION subject to and completion of an s106 Legal Agreement to secure the dwelling as self-build unit of accommodation: The development hereby permitted shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission. Reason: To comply with the provision of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. 2.”

“The supporting text to Policy COM12 states that the impact of a replacement dwelling is likely to increase with its size especially in relation to its impact on surroundings. For this reason, planning applications for replacement dwellings which would be more than 50% greater in volume (measured externally) than the original dwelling will normally be resisted.”

“Impact on amenity Policy LHW4 of the TVBRLP requires development to provide adequate amenity for future occupiers. The existing off-site Ash trees would overshadow the proposed garden area in the afternoon and may also result in adverse impacts from tree detritus, but that is the same situation for the existing dwelling and garden, and the proposals would not therefore result in a significant impact on the amenity of the occupiers.”

“Ecology: No objection subject to conditions and informatives.”

“Trees: No objection subject to conditions.”

“REPRESENTATIONS 6.1 Stockbridge Parish Council: Object (comments summarised below): • Countryside location. • Scale. • Landscape harm. • Harm to the setting of Marsh Court. • Overdevelopment. • Future occupation of the roof void. • Parking and highway safety. • No justification or functional requirement. • No public benefits to outweigh the harm.”

“The Officer’s recommendation, as per the agenda and update paper, was proposed by Councillor M Cooper and seconded by Councillor A Dowden. Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.”

“Delegate to the Director of Planning and Development to: • Complete a s106 agreement to secure the dwelling as a self-build unit of accommodation. Then PERMISSION subject to: The development hereby permitted shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission. Reason: To comply with the provision of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. 2.”