Planning appeal decision
Land West of Avon Dassett Road, Fenny Compton, CV47 2FW
Planning appeal 3314541 at Land West of Avon Dassett Road, Fenny Compton, CV47 2FW (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 22 May 2024 by Inspector Worley 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, including the setting of the Fenny Compton Conservation Area, the Ironstone Hill Special Landscape Area and the significance of the ridge and furrow field form as a non-designated heritage asset.
the erection of 4 no Custom and Self-Build Houses
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Worley E
- Postcode
- CV47 2FW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Fenny Compton Conservation Area, the Ironstone Hill Special Landscape Area and the significance of the ridge and furrow field form as a non-designated heritage asset
- whether the development would preserve the setting of Rectory Farmhouse, a Grade II listed building
What decided it
The substantial weight given to the harm to heritage assets and landscape character, combined with the Framework's requirement that great weight be given to conservation of designated heritage assets, outweighed the significant public benefits of providing self-build and custom housebuilding units.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS.5Policy CS.8Policy CS.9Policy CS.12Policy NA1Policy HE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 209
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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