AN ICONIC view across the beautiful Painswick valley is under threat from a proposed housing development for 17 properties on the edge of The Park, on the outskirts of Painswick.
The road from Painswick to Sheepscombe currently offers visitors and residents a panoramic view across the Painswick Valley on leaving the busy A46 and travelling down a narrow country lane, untouched by time.
Stroud District Council has rightly protected this area with severe planning restrictions for many decades, recognising its unique nature.
Should the current planning application be successful, it would signal a reversal of policy.
A major concern to all residents in Painswick and surrounding areas, who have assumed that the beauty of the valley would continue to be guarded by their elected representatives.
A relaxation of current planning guidelines will open the floodgates to other developments which would be hard to refuse under current national planning policy.
Robert Stevens
Painswick
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