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Lord Nelson 69 Priory Road Alcester B49 5EA

23/01919/LBCListed Building ConsentRefused

Refused on 8 November 2024

Council decision: Refusal of Planning Permission2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Conversion of former coaching inn (A4) to two no dwellings (C3), demolition of existing temporary lean-to structures, construction of two new dwellings on the site of the demolished coach house and stables, to enable the conservation and repair of the heritage asset.

Received
19 July 2023
Ward
Alcester West
  1. Received19 Jul
  2. Validated2 Nov
  3. Consult.5 Feb
  4. Target28 Dec
  5. Decided8 Nov

Decided in 372 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Lord Nelson 69 Priory Road Alcester B49 5EA. Stratford on Avon has handled 1,042 applications of this type. This one was decided in 478 days, 61 weeks longer than Stratford on Avon's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Alcester West. We hold 538 applications in total for the B49 postcode area.

93% of heritage applications at Stratford-on-Avon District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The Local Planning Authority considers that the proposed change of use of the Grade II Listed Lord Nelson into 2 no. open market dwellings is not the optimum viable use of the heritage asset and that the development would cause less than substantial harm to both the Grade II listed building and the Alcester Conservation Area by reason of the loss of the public house use and permanent subdivision of the Listed Building into two independent residential units. The Local Planning Authority considers that insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that retention of the asset as a single residential unit is not the optimum use of the heritage asset. In addition, the proposed two dwellings to the front of the site and associated works, would cause less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II listed Lord Nelson and Grade II listed 71-77 Priory Road and the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. It is not considered that the proposed development has been justified or that public benefits exist to override such harm. The development is therefore contrary to Policy CS.8 of the Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy Case Officer: Ryan OKeeffe Reference No. 23/01919/LBC 2011-2031 (adopted July 2016) and paragraph 202 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The Local Planning Authority considers that due to the position, scale, massing and design of the proposed dwellings, harm would be caused to the character of the area and would not reflect high quality design or be sympathetic to the position and nature of the site. The development is therefore contrary to policies CS.5, CS.9 and AS.10 of the adopted Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy 2011-2031 and policies HBE1 and HBE8 of the Alcester Neighbourhood Development Plan 2017- 2031.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
B49 5EA
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Alcester

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 November 2023
Consultation expiry
5 February 2024
Consultation start
8 January 2024
Consultation end
5 February 2024
Target decision date
28 December 2023
Application expires
22 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Hillborough Manor Barn Hillborough Bidford On Avon B50 4LS

Planning decision

Statutory period
81 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 November 2023
Advertisement expiry
14 December 2023
Site notice start
21 November 2023
Site notice end
14 December 2023

Additional information

Documents
31

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Lord Nelson InnOn this site · +2 more

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Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Source: Stratford on Avon

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