Planning appeal decision
The Corner Cottage , Pratts Lane, Mappleborough Green, Warwickshire, B80 7BW
Planning appeal 3352743 at The Corner Cottage , Pratts Lane, Mappleborough Green, Warwickshire, B80 7BW (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 12 March 2025 by Inspector Marriott H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition requiring a biodegradable wood fibre surface for the manege is reasonable and necessary to protect the rural area having regard to the development plan.
Change of use of land from agricultural to equestrian and construction of stabling, storage and manege
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Marriott H
- Postcode
- B80 7BW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition requiring a biodegradable wood fibre surface for the manege is reasonable and necessary to protect the rural area having regard to the development plan
What decided it
The disputed condition lacks clear justification in the development plan policies cited, conflicts with another condition securing the appellant's preferred materials, and is not necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy AS.10Policy CS.5Policy CS.9Policy CS.10Policy CS.11Policy CS.12
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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