Planning appeal decision
Land off St Mary's Close,, Priors Hardwick, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 7SW
Planning appeal 3297943 at Land off St Mary's Close,, Priors Hardwick, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 7SW (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 29 December 2022 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would accord with the strategy of the Development Plan for the distribution of housing, having regard to the access of the site to services and facilities.
construction of single detached dwelling
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marigold O
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would accord with the strategy of the Development Plan for the distribution of housing, having regard to the access of the site to services and facilities
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the Development Plan strategy for housing distribution in Category F settlements and would result in unsustainable car-dependent development, contrary to SACS Policies CS15 and AS10 and the Framework.
No material considerations were shown to have sufficient weight to warrant a decision other than in accordance with the Development Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS15Policy AS10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 11
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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