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Dismissed10 September 20253366369

Dan Skelton Racing, Lodge Hill Shelfield Green, Shelfield, Alcester, B49 6JR

Planning appeal 3366369 at Dan Skelton Racing, Lodge Hill Shelfield Green, Shelfield, Alcester, B49 6JR (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 10 September 2025 by Inspector Han U, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on openness and the purposes of including land within it, having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

erection of timber and steel observation cabin

Authority
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Han U
Postcode
B49 6JR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on openness and the purposes of including land within it, having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Arden Special Landscape Area
  • if the proposed development is inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the purposes of the Green Belt, combined with unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the Arden Special Landscape Area, are not clearly outweighed by the moderate economic benefits claimed, such that very special circumstances do not exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS.10Policy CS.5Policy CS.9Policy CS.12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 88Paragraph 89Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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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