Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining Greenways, Ardens Grafton Road, Temple Grafton, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 6NX
Planning appeal 3326532 at Land Adjoining Greenways, Ardens Grafton Road, Temple Grafton, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 6NX (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 1 October 2024 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area including the Arden Special Landscape Area (SLA).
use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes for 1 no. Gypsy pitch, with two caravans (one mobile home and one touring), together with the formation of hardstanding and utility / day room ancillary to that use and creation of a new highway access
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- B49 6NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area including the Arden Special Landscape Area (SLA)
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and the Special Landscape Area caused by the dispersed development in an undeveloped gap between settlements outweighs the significant weight given to the unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches and the appellant's personal circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS.5CS.12
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Stratford-on-Avon
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Dismissed29 October 20266013252Land at Oaktree Close, Bearley, CV37 0SD
- Dismissed23 October 20266011546Chatsworth House, Broad Lane, Tanworth-in-Arden, B94 5DP
- Allowed19 October 20266011025Fir Tree Farm, Welsh Road, Bascote, Southam, CV47 2DY
- Dismissed14 August 20266001556Meadow Hall Farm, North End, CV47 2TJ
- Dismissed7 August 20266008126Barn North Of Avon Dassett Road, Avon Dassett, Southam, CV47 2AE
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®