Planning appeal decision
The Stables, Clopton, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 0QR
Planning appeal 6002624 at The Stables, Clopton, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 0QR (Stratford-on-Avon District Council) was allowed on 20 March 2026 by Inspector Tucker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.
retain the erection of a single storey timber summerhouse
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Tucker A
- Postcode
- CV37 0QR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The summerhouse qualifies as an extension under NPPF Paragraph 154(c) as a modest, non-disproportionate addition to the dwelling that does not increase urban sprawl and is appropriately softened by mature landscaping.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS.10Policy CS.5Policy CS.9Policy AS.10Policy CS.12Policy CS.20Policy BE1Policy BE2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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