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Allowed27 September 20233320419

Cornwood Farm , Napton Road, Stockton, CV47 8HU

Planning appeal 3320419 at Cornwood Farm , Napton Road, Stockton, CV47 8HU (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 27 September 2023 by Inspector Szymanski D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposed development is compliant with policies concerned with the provision and location of employment development.

Redevelopment of existing commercial site to provide new commercial units (use class E (g) (iii)) with associated works

Authority
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Szymanski D
Postcode
CV47 8HU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposed development is compliant with policies concerned with the provision and location of employment development
  • the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The economic, design, biodiversity and character/appearance benefits of the scheme were found collectively to outweigh the conflict with development plan policies on the location of employment development.

the benefits of the proposed development (economic, energy efficiency, biodiversity net gain, drainage betterment and character/appearance improvements) outweighed the adverse effects and policy conflicts, including conflict with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS.15Policy CS.22Policy AS.10Policy AS.11Policy CS.26Policy CS.5Policy CS.9Policy SAP.9Policy 4 of the NPPolicy 10 of the NP
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 81Paragraph 84Paragraph 85
Judgments
Murfitt v SSE & East Cambridgeshire CC [1980] JPL 598; Fayrewood Fish Farms v SSE & Hampshire CC [1984] JPL 267

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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