Planning appeal decision
Old Pastures Farm, Stratford Road, Hampton Lucy, CV35 8BQ
Planning appeal 3294598 at Old Pastures Farm, Stratford Road, Hampton Lucy, CV35 8BQ (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 29 March 2023 by Inspector Smith A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to its effects upon the settings and thereby the significance of the Grade I listed building known as 'Charlecote Park', its Grade II* listed Registered Park and Garden, other relevant listed buildings, the Charlecote and Hampton Lucy Conservation Area and the Alveston Conservation Area.
application to extend packhouse and cold storage facility
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Smith A
- Postcode
- CV35 8BQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to its effects upon the settings and thereby the significance of the Grade I listed building known as 'Charlecote Park', its Grade II* listed Registered Park and Garden, other relevant listed buildings, the Charlecote and Hampton Lucy Conservation Area and the Alveston Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal upon the heritage significance of the Scheduled Monument known as 'Enclosure North of Old Pasture Farm'
What decided it
The unacceptable effect upon the heritage significance of the Scheduled Monument, where less than substantial harm to buried archaeological remains could not be ruled out, was not outweighed by the scheme's public benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS5CS8CS9CS20
- 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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