Gaydon Lighthorne Heath New Settlement, Known As Upper Lighthorne, Land to East of B4100, Lighthorne Heath, CV33 9JW

Planning appeal 3324539 at Gaydon Lighthorne Heath New Settlement, Known As Upper Lighthorne, Land to East of B4100, Lighthorne Heath, CV33 9JW (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 19 April 2024 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed size of the one- and two-bedroom affordable units on the living conditions of future occupiers.

Reserved Matters relating to Phase 2b Parcel C2, pursuant to Outline Planning Permission 15/00976/OUT, for development of 100 dwellings, garages, landscaping, boundary treatments, highways, drainage and associated infrastructure. The details for which approval is sought are: Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale

Authority: Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Plenty B
Postcode: CV33 9JW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed size of the one- and two-bedroom affordable units on the living conditions of future occupiers

What decided it

The proposed one- and two-bedroom affordable units would be of insufficient size to satisfactorily accommodate occupiers' furniture and storage needs with suitable circulation space, resulting in substantial harm to living conditions that outweighs the benefits of housing delivery.

the benefits of delivering 100 homes and substantial affordable housing in a sustainable location were outweighed by the substantial harm to the living conditions of future occupiers through unsatisfactory accommodation size

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS.19(B)CS.9CS.19

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