®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Hall Lane, Harbury, Southam, Warwickshire, CV33 9HG
the erection of 1No self-build dwelling and creation of a natural wildlife habitat including a wildflower meadow and native tree planting
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sims B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects the proposed development would have on the local settlement pattern and the landscape of the adjacent open countryside
- the effect of the proposed development with respect to the loss of open space within the setting of the adjacent Harbury Conservation Area
- whether there are material considerations to override any planning harm the development may cause
What decided it
The absence of an adopted self-build housing policy engaging the tilted balance of NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii), combined with a substantial local shortfall of 81 self-build plots and the proposal's environmental benefits, outweighed the comparatively slight harm to settlement pattern, countryside character and conservation area setting.
The slight benefits of providing one self-build dwelling to address a shortfall of 81 plots and environmental enhancement through wildflower meadow and tree planting outweighed the comparatively slight harm to settlement pattern, open countryside character and the setting of the Harbury Conservation Area, applying the tilted balance of NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii).
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: CS.5, CS.9, CS.15, AS.10, HO.1-2, HO.5-6, HO.10, CS.8, SAP.6-7, CS.1, CS.16, CS.2, CS.6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.