®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed17 June 20223289477
Bearley Farm Church Lane, Bearley, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, CV37 0SL
erection of a side and rear extension
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hunter A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- The effect of the proposal on the openness and the purposes of the Green Belt
- Whether the proposal would have an adverse effect upon protected species, in particular bats
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The disproportionate size of the proposed extensions, combined with the absence of evidence regarding protected species impacts and the national importance of Green Belt protection, meant the modest private benefits could not clearly outweigh the identified harm to justify the development.
Framework references: 149, 150, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy CS.10, Policy CS.6, Policy BNE4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.