Planning appeal decision
The Mount, Chapel Lane, Shotteswell, Warwickshire, OX17 1JB
Planning appeal 3323234 at The Mount, Chapel Lane, Shotteswell, Warwickshire, OX17 1JB (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 7 March 2024 by Inspector Masters C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would preserve the special interest of the listed building (The Mount) and other neighbouring listed buildings.
alterations and extensions to existing ancillary outbuildings (including demolition of existing garage and partial demolition of existing boundary wall) to form new home office, fitness room, garden store and amended garaging provision for existing dwelling (all ancillary to the occupation of The Mount as a single dwelling)
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Masters C
- Postcode
- OX17 1JB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would preserve the special interest of the listed building (The Mount) and other neighbouring listed buildings
- Whether or not the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Shotteswell Conservation Area as well as the wider Special Landscape Area
- The effect of the proposals on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby properties with specific reference to overbearing impact, overshadowing and loss of light
What decided it
The proposals would be proportionate in scale and form to the host property and would respect the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the established pattern of development within the village, whilst preserving the special interest of the listed building and neighbouring heritage assets.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS.8CS.9CS.12CS.13CS.20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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