Planning appeal decision
Welfare Centre, Craven Lane, Southam, CV47 1PG
Planning appeal 3292107 at Welfare Centre, Craven Lane, Southam, CV47 1PG (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2022 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of 11 Craven Lane in terms of outlook and privacy.
demolition of existing billet hut (Class D1) and the proposed erection of a single detached dwellinghouse (Class C3)
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
- Postcode
- CV47 1PG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of 11 Craven Lane in terms of outlook and privacy
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of 1 Craven Lane in terms of outlook and light
What decided it
The significant and unmitigable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers in terms of outlook, privacy and light outweighed the limited housing benefits of a single dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS.9
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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