®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of Box Tree Cottage, Goldicote Road, Loxley, Warwickshire, CV35 9JT
construction six self-build/custom-build dwellinghouses and associated works
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the development strategy for the area
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on biodiversity, with particular regard to rare grasses
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the material benefits of providing self-build housing and meeting housing need outweighed the conflict with the development plan and the limited harms to character, appearance and biodiversity.
The harm from conflict with the development plan, harm to character and appearance, and harm to rare grasses was outweighed by the benefits of boosting housing supply, providing self-build plots, economic benefits, and the location's proximity to village services, assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy AS.10, Policy CS.5, Policy CS.6, Policy CS.8, Policy CS.9, Policy CS.12, Policy CS.15, Policy CS.16, Policy H1, Policy H3, Policy NE2, Policy SAP.6, Policy SAP.7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.