Planning appeal decision
Lock Cottage, Folly Lane, Mapton, Warwickshire, CV47 8NZ
Planning appeal 3369462 at Lock Cottage, Folly Lane, Mapton, Warwickshire, CV47 8NZ (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was dismissed on 16 October 2025 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the architectural and historic interest of a Grade II listed building.
the enclosure of existing porch and canopy to domestic dwelling
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Watson S
- Postcode
- CV47 8NZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the architectural and historic interest of a Grade II listed building
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building outweighs the modest public benefits of improved accommodation and temporary economic benefit, as required by NPPF paragraph 215.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS.8Policy CS.9Policy 7 of the Napton-on-the-Hill Neighbourhood Development Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 208Paragraph 215
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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