9 Avon Crescent, Stratford-Upon-Avon, CV37 7EU

Planning appeal 3362775 at 9 Avon Crescent, Stratford-Upon-Avon, CV37 7EU (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 2 July 2025 by Inspector Jones GP, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property and its surroundings.

Construction of first floor extension above garage, including one front dormer window and one rear dormer window

Authority: Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Jones GP
Postcode: CV37 7EU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property and its surroundings

What decided it

The existence of a real prospect that the appellant would implement the permitted development entitlement to erect a pitched roof and close the gap above the garage, to which significant weight was attached as a material consideration, meant that the effect of the proposed dormers would be no worse than the inevitable fallback position.

The material consideration of the fallback position (permitted development rights confirmed by Certificate of Lawful Development) outweighed the development plan policies that had been the basis for previous refusals, allowing the appeal to succeed

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CS.9CS.20BE5
Judgments: North Wiltshire District Council v Secretary of State for the Environment (1993) 65 P. & C.R. 137; Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling BC [2017] EWCA Civ 1314; Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2009] JPL 1326

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