Planning appeal decision
Brook End House Stratford Road, Wootton Wawen, Henley-in- Arden, B95 6BE
Planning appeal 3283316 at Brook End House Stratford Road, Wootton Wawen, Henley-in- Arden, B95 6BE (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 2 March 2022 by Inspector Hall R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location, land use and amount of development proposed, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
erection of 1 no. dwelling
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hall R
- Postcode
- B95 6BE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to location, land use and amount of development proposed, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the character or appearance of the conservation area and on the setting of nearby listed buildings and a scheduled monument
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal constitutes limited infilling within the defined village boundary that would not encroach on open countryside and could be appropriately designed to respect local character and heritage assets, satisfying the Green Belt exception and all other relevant policy considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H1 of the Wootton Wawen Neighbourhood PlanPolicy CS.10 of the Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy 2011 to 2031Policy CS.16 of the Core StrategyPolicy ENV8 of the Neighbourhood PlanPolicy H4 of the Neighbourhood PlanPolicy H5 of the Neighbourhood PlanPolicy CS.5 of the Core StrategyPolicy CS.12 of the Core StrategyPolicy CS.9 of the Core StrategyPolicy ENV7 of the Neighbourhood PlanPolicy CS.8 of the Core StrategyPolicy CS.26 of the Core Strategy
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 130Paragraph 199Paragraph 110Paragraph 111
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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