Planning appeal decision
Laughs Buildings, Walton Road, Wellesbourne, CV35 9JB
Planning appeal 3270611 at Laughs Buildings, Walton Road, Wellesbourne, CV35 9JB (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 15 June 2021 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The contribution made by the existing employment use of the building to the local area in consideration of local and national policies.
Full application for the conversion of the agricultural buildings into 4 residential dwellings and associated landscaping (resubmission of withdrawn application ref: 20/01232/FUL)
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- CV35 9JB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The contribution made by the existing employment use of the building to the local area in consideration of local and national policies
What decided it
The extant fallback position of the 2015 approval (retaining only 27% for employment use) combined with the building's poor condition and impracticality for employment use meant the site would make no realistic contribution to employment provision and was no longer appropriate for business use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS.22Policy CS.6Policy CS.3Policy CS.4Policy WW14
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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