Land north east of The Exchange, Mill Lane, Newbold-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV37 8DR

Outline application with all matters reserved except for access, for a phased residential development comprising 5 self-build/custom build dwellings, formation of vehicle access from Mill Lane, off-site highway works, and all associated works

Authority: Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Stephens K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for self-build/custom build housing with regard to local and national policies

What decided it

The Council's statutory duty to provide sufficient self-build and custom build plots to meet demand, combined with a demonstrated shortfall of 76 plots and the Framework's support for small sites for self-build housing, outweighs the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy.

Framework references: 11, 57, 63, 70

Plan policies cited: Core Strategy Policy CS.15, Core Strategy Policy AS.10, Core Strategy Policy CS.16, Tredington Neighbourhood Plan Policy H1, Draft Site Allocations Plan Policy SAP.6, Draft Site Allocations Plan Policy SAP.7

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