Planning appeal decision
Pleasure Farm, Darlingscott, Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4PN
Planning appeal 3300103 at Pleasure Farm, Darlingscott, Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 4PN (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 7 October 2022 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The development's effect on the character and appearance of the area having particular regard to the policies of the Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy 2011 to 2031 on replacement dwellings.
demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling together with the conversion of existing brick barn to create ancillary accommodation for new dwelling
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
- Postcode
- CV36 4PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The development's effect on the character and appearance of the area having particular regard to the policies of the Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy 2011 to 2031 on replacement dwellings
What decided it
The aesthetic enhancements from removal of dilapidated farm buildings and unsightly external storage, combined with the proposed house's sympathetic scale, design and less prominent positioning, clearly outweighed the harm from the dwelling being significantly larger than the existing.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS policy AS.10CS policy CS.20CS policy CS.5CS policy 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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