Planning appeal decision
Compton Scorpion Farm, Compton Scorpion Barn, Compton Scorpion Road, Compton Scorpion, Ilmington, CV36 4PJ
Planning appeal 3305485 at Compton Scorpion Farm, Compton Scorpion Barn, Compton Scorpion Road, Compton Scorpion, Ilmington, CV36 4PJ (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 13 December 2023 by Inspector Law T, by written representations.
Conversion of West Hill Barn buildings into a single dwelling. Restore and repair the existing barn structures and walled yard and carry out restorative and enhancing landscape measures.
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Law T
- Postcode
- CV36 4PJ
What decided it
The Council did not behave unreasonably in refusing the application as it had reasonable concerns about policy conflicts and highway safety based on the information available at the time of decision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS.20Policy AS.10Policy CS.9Policy CS.11Ilmington Neighbourhood Plan Policy DP.1Cotswold AONB Management Plan Policy CE1Cotswold AONB Management Plan Policy CE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 38
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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