Planning appeal decision
Wincotts Barn, Lower End, Long Compton Road, Whichford, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 5PQ
Planning appeal 3340470 at Wincotts Barn, Lower End, Long Compton Road, Whichford, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 5PQ (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 21 October 2024 by Inspector Astley-Serougi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policy.
Change of use and conversion of barn to ancillary live - work unit
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Astley-Serougi B
- Postcode
- CV36 5PQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policy
What decided it
The appeal site was not demonstrated to be a suitable location for the development as it conflicted with Policies AS.10, CS.15 and CS.22 of the Stratford-on-Avon Core Strategy, which seek to ensure sustainable development in rural settlements, and the limited benefits of the proposal were insufficient to outweigh the harm caused to the distribution of development within the District.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy AS.10Policy CS.15Policy CS.22Development Requirements (2019) Part S
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 89Paragraph 88Paragraph 86Paragraph 124Paragraph 96
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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