®Planning appeal decision
5 Timothy's Bridge Road, Stratford Enterprise Park, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 9NQ
the redevelopment of site to provide 89 no. dwellings, associated landscape works and basement level vehicular and cycle parking
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Sutton A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposals on the character of the area, including the setting of the Stratford-upon-Avon Conservation Area
- Whether appropriate provision for affordable housing and contributions to improve infrastructure would be made, having regard to local policy
- Whether the proposed residential units would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants, having regard to outlook, privacy and daylight
What decided it
The degree of visual/character harm relative to the benefits differed decisively between the two schemes: Appeal A's substantial character harm combined with policy conflicts outweighed its benefits, while Appeal B's significant (but not substantial) harm was outweighed by the benefits of brownfield housing delivery and sustainability.
For Appeal A, the substantial harm to character together with conflict with affordable housing and infrastructure policy was found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the considerable benefits of housing delivery, sustainable location and brownfield development, so the appeal was dismissed; for Appeal B, the substantial benefit of using brownfield land for housing, together with the sustainable location and public open space provision, was not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant (but not substantial) harm to character and policy conflicts, so the appeal was allowed.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS.16, Proposal SUA.1, Policy CS.8, Policy BE8, Policy CS.5, Policy CS.9, Policy SSB1, Policy BE1, Policy BE2, Policy BE6, Policy CS.18, Policy CS.25, Policy CS.26, Policy CS.27, Policy CS.15, Policy AS.1, Policy H1
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.