Planning appeal decision
Churchbank House, Church Bank, Welford on Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 8PS
Planning appeal 3331582 at Churchbank House, Church Bank, Welford on Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 8PS (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 9 May 2024 by Inspector Boughton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether proposal would be suitably located having regard to the relevant policies of the development plan.
Proposed new dwelling and detached garage
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Boughton A
- Postcode
- CV37 8PS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether proposal would be suitably located having regard to the relevant policies of the development plan
- Whether other considerations exist to outweigh any harms identified
What decided it
The fallback position of two extant permissions for dwellings on the site, combined with the Inspector's assessment that the proposed dwelling would better accord with the distinctive character of the river frontage setting than the fallback schemes, outweighed the in-principle conflict with development plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy AS10Policy CS15Policy CS5Policy CS9Policy HLU1Policy HLU2
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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