Bridge House, 3 Timothy's Bridge Road, Stratford Enterprise Park, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 9NQ

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

In Appeal A the substantial visual harm to character combined with conflict with affordable housing and infrastructure policy outweighed the benefits, whereas in Appeal B the lesser, significant-but-not-substantial harm was outweighed by the substantial benefit of housing delivery on a sustainable brownfield site under the Framework's tilted balance.

For Appeal A, the substantial harm to character and conflict with affordable housing/infrastructure policy significantly and demonstrably outweighed the considerable benefits of housing delivery and sustainable location; for Appeal B, the significant but not substantial harm to character and policy conflicts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of brownfield housing delivery, sustainable location and public open space provision.