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Dismissed8 September 20233311353

Land Adjacent To The Old Forge, , Upper Brailes, , Banbury, , OX15 5AT

Planning appeal 3311353 at Land Adjacent To The Old Forge, , Upper Brailes, , Banbury, , OX15 5AT (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 8 September 2023 by Inspector Pickernell E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the setting of The Old Forge, a Grade II listed building and the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

the erection of a single dwelling

Authority
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pickernell E
Postcode
OX15 5AT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the setting of The Old Forge, a Grade II listed building and the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

What decided it

The less-than-substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building's setting, to which great weight must be given under paragraph 199 of the Framework, outweighed the moderate public benefits of providing a new home.

The less-than-substantial harm to the listed building's setting, to which great weight must be given, outweighed the moderate economic and social benefits of providing a new home in a reasonably sustainable location

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy E2 of the Parish of Brailes Made Neighbourhood Development Plan 2011–2031Policy AS.10 of the Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy 2011–2031Policy CS.5 of the Core StrategyPolicy CS.8 of the Core StrategyPolicy CS.9 of the Core StrategyPolicy CS.11 of the Core StrategyPolicy E4 of the Neighbourhood Development Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 199Paragraph 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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