Planning appeal decision
Land off Welsh Road, Church End, Priors Hardwick, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 7SN
Planning appeal 3356294 at Land off Welsh Road, Church End, Priors Hardwick, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 7SN (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 27 August 2025 by Inspector Preston C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is an acceptable form of development within the countryside having regard to the development plan.
the erection of stables and yard without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 21/02877/FUL, dated 09 February 2022
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Not Applicable
- Inspector
- Preston C
- Postcode
- CV47 7SN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is an acceptable form of development within the countryside having regard to the development plan
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Priors Hardwick Conservation Area
- Whether any harm arising in respect of those issues can be overcome through the imposition of conditions
What decided it
The development undertaken was not that which had permission under the 2022 permission, as the building was constructed and used as a domestic outbuilding rather than a stable block, meaning the original permission was never commenced within the required three-year period and section 73 of the Act did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy AS.10Policy CS.5Policy CS.8Policy CS.9Policy CS.12Policy CS.26
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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