Planning appeal decision
Lavender Lea Hunger Hill, Henley-in-Arden, B95 5ND
Planning appeal 3295080 at Lavender Lea Hunger Hill, Henley-in-Arden, B95 5ND (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 5 December 2022 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed removal of holiday let restriction would result in an unsustainably located residential unit.
change of use of existing games room constructed under permitted development to holiday let, without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 17/01411/FUL, dated 24 July 2017
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith H
- Postcode
- B95 5ND
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed removal of holiday let restriction would result in an unsustainably located residential unit
What decided it
The appeal property is located in an unsustainable location in open countryside outside designated settlements, and the appellant failed to demonstrate that the holiday let business is genuinely unviable, as the financial losses were attributable to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions rather than inherent unviability of the use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS.1Policy CS.5Policy CS.9Policy CS.10Policy CS.15Policy AS.10Policy CS.22
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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