Planning appeal decision
Pathlow Farm Featherbed Lane, Pathlow, Stratford-Upon-Avon, CV37 0ER
Planning appeal 3272084 at Pathlow Farm Featherbed Lane, Pathlow, Stratford-Upon-Avon, CV37 0ER (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 24 August 2021 by Inspector Sargent J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt that harmed its openness.
an extension to provide additional unit in Use Class D2
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Sargent J
- Postcode
- CV37 0ER
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the scheme would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt that harmed its openness
- whether the potential harm to the Green Belt is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The 43% increase in building area constitutes a disproportionate addition that would harm the openness of the Green Belt, and no other considerations clearly outweigh this substantial harm.
the substantial weight given to Green Belt harm and inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of business growth, healthy lifestyles, environmental reuse, or COVID-19 adaptation
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS.10(b)Policy CS.10(c)Policy AS.10(m)Policy AS.10(n)Policy CS.22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- Turner
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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