Walnut Tree Cottage, Alcester Road, Little Alne, Warwickshire, B95 6HW

Planning appeal 3366874 at Walnut Tree Cottage, Alcester Road, Little Alne, Warwickshire, B95 6HW (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 17 September 2025 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal scheme is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies and, if inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development.

Erection of a gym

Authority: Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Billings C
Postcode: B95 6HW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal scheme is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies and, if inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
the effect of the appeal scheme on flooding

What decided it

The appeal building comprises limited infilling within the garden area that does not harm Green Belt openness, and the site's location in Flood Zone 1 means there is no flooding concern, so the development accords with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS.10Policy CS.4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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