Planning appeal decision
Rainbow Farm, Barton-On-The-Heath, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0PN
Planning appeal 3279352 at Rainbow Farm, Barton-On-The-Heath, Moreton-in-Marsh, GL56 0PN (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2022 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the setting of the Barton-on-the-Heath Conservation Area.
change of use of paddock to residential use
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Smith H
- Postcode
- GL56 0PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the setting of the Barton-on-the-Heath Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposal would cause harm to the character and appearance of the AONB and the setting of the Conservation Area through the introduction of domestic use and garden paraphernalia into open countryside, with no public benefits to offset this less than substantial harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy AS.10Policy CS.15Policy CS.5Policy CS.8Policy CS.9Policy CS.11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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