Planning appeal decision
Land to the North East of Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0HQ
Planning appeal 3336035 at Land to the North East of Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwickshire, CV35 0HQ (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 14 June 2024 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an acceptable location and land use for housing having regard to local and national policies.
Permission in Principle for the Residential Development of land for four Self and Custom Build Dwellings
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- CV35 0HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an acceptable location and land use for housing having regard to local and national policies
What decided it
The substantial weight attributed to the delivery of self-build and custom build dwellings to address the Council's statutory duty and demonstrated shortfall outweighed the modest conflict with the development plan policies.
the benefits of delivering self-build and custom build dwellings to meet statutory duty and address shortfall, combined with housing supply and economic benefits, outweighed the modest conflict with the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS.15CS.16AS.10CS.1SAP.6SAP.7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 70
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
- Allowed13 July 20266003218Westview, Springbrook Lane, Earlswood, B94 5SG
- Dismissed18 May 20266004861Close End, Brook Hill, Great Wolford, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 5NQ
- Dismissed8 May 20266002185Land Adjacent to 1 Dodwell Farm Cottage, Evesham Road, Dodwell, Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 9SY
- Allowed13 March 20263369490Land South of Stockton Road, Napton-on-the-Hill, Warwickshire, CV47 8PN
- Dismissed22 January 20266000835Church Bank, Ardens Grafton, Warwickshire, B49 6DR
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.
®