Planning appeal decision
Old Vicarage, Snitterfield Road, Bearley, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 0SR
Planning appeal 3290946 at Old Vicarage, Snitterfield Road, Bearley, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 0SR (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 19 December 2022 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
erection of 4 dwellings, demolition of several domestic structures, off site highway works, and all associated works
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith H
- Postcode
- CV37 0SR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The proposal qualifies as limited infill development within the defined Built-Up Area Boundary of a Local Service Village and therefore falls within the NPPF paragraph 149(e) exception to inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS.10Policy H1Policy H4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 148
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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