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Fir Tree Farm, Welsh Road, Bascote, Southam, CV47 2DY
Planning appeal 6011025 at Fir Tree Farm, Welsh Road, Bascote, Southam, CV47 2DY (Stratford-on-Avon) was allowed on 19 October 2026, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for 2 traveller families, each with one static caravan/mobile home, together with laying of hardstanding, construction of driveway and creation of new access
- Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy
- Postcode
- CV47 2DY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the scheme's effect on the setting of the Grade II listed Fir Tree Farmhouse would cause harm to the significance of that designated heritage asset
- the impact on highway safety
- and, if any heritage harm and/or development plan conflict would result from any or all of the above, whether public benefits would outweigh that heritage harm identified, and/or, whether any material considerations exist that justify a decision otherwise than in accordance with the development plan
What decided it
The public benefits of addressing the unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller pitches and the personal circumstances of the families, including the best interests of the children, outweighed readily the lower-end harm to the significance of the listed building.
the public benefits, including addressing the shortfall in Gypsy and Traveller pitch provision and the personal circumstances of the families and children, outweighed readily the harm towards the lower end of the scale to the significance of the listed building
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy AS.10Policy CS.21Policy CS.5Policy CS.8Policy NE1Policy BE2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy S5Policy HO12
- Judgments
- Catesby Estates Ltd v Peter Steer v Historic England; Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government v Peter Steer v Historic England [2018] EWCA Civ 1697
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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