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Dismissed19 June 20266005450

Land Adjacent Wheelwright Gardens, Old Road, Long Compton, CV36 5LN

Planning appeal 6005450 at Land Adjacent Wheelwright Gardens, Old Road, Long Compton, CV36 5LN (Stratford-on-Avon) was dismissed on 19 June 2026 by Inspector H Wilkinson, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development proposed, with particular reference to the spatial strategy for the district and the Long Compton Conservation Area and the Cotswold National Landscape.

Permission in Principle for proposed residential development of one dwelling

Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
H Wilkinson
Postcode
CV36 5LN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development proposed, with particular reference to the spatial strategy for the district and the Long Compton Conservation Area and the Cotswold National Landscape

What decided it

The harm to the Conservation Area and National Landscape, although less than substantial, attracts great weight and is not outweighed by the modest housing delivery and limited economic benefits, particularly given the site's important 'Green Finger' function and contribution to the village's rural character.

The modest housing contribution and limited economic benefits do not provide clear and convincing justification for the less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and the failure to conserve or enhance the National Landscape; the balance tips against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS.15CS.16AS.10H2H3H4CS.9CS.11E2CS.8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 189Paragraph 210Paragraph 11

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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