Planning appeal decision
Holmes House, Bishops Itchington, Southam, CV47 2SB
Planning appeal 3319808 at Holmes House, Bishops Itchington, Southam, CV47 2SB (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 24 April 2024 by Inspector Boniface M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development conforms with the development plan.
the change of use of 180sqm of paddock/agricultural land into residential garden
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Boniface M
- Postcode
- CV47 2SB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development conforms with the development plan
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, Holmes House, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The proposal would harm the setting of the Grade II listed building and conflict with the development plan, with no material considerations to outweigh this.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy AS.10Policy CS.8
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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