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Allowed18 February 20223272934

Land at Stratford Business Park, Banbury Road, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 7GY

Planning appeal 3272934 at Land at Stratford Business Park, Banbury Road, Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 7GY (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 18 February 2022 by Inspector Aqbal M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of 62 no. dwellings (Use Class C3) with means of site access from Stratford Business and Technology Park onto Banbury Road including amenity space and all other necessary ancillary and enabling works

Authority
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Aqbal M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the suitability of the location of the appeal site for housing
  • whether the proposal makes suitable provision for affordable housing, infrastructure, services and community facilities which are necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms

What decided it

The proposal's accordance with the Council's brownfield development strategy (Policy AS.11/CS.15) and the delivery of housing, including affordable housing, without unacceptable landscape, highway or living-conditions harm, led to the appeal being allowed.

The benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery, sustainability improvements and effective brownfield land use were found to accord with, and be supported by, the development plan and the Framework, with no identified harm requiring to be weighed against them.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS.9Policy CS.5Policy CS.15Policy CS.16Policy CS.18Policy CS.25Policy CS.26Policy CS.27Policy AS.10Policy AS.11Policy H1Policy H4Policy BE1Policy BE2Policy BE3Policy BE5Policy BE6Policy CLW4

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