The Paddock Poolhead Lane Tanworth-in-Arden Solihull B94 5EH

1. 1.The principle of erecting 3 market dwellings in the open countryside would not accord with requirements or provisions of Policies CS.15 or AS.10 of the Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy or Policy H3 of the Tanworth-in-Arden Neighbourhood Development Plan. Additionally, the application site represents a highly unsustainable location for new market housing, with poor access to local services and very limited opportunities for sustainable transport, resulting in a heavy reliance on the use of the private vehicle and a failure in suitably supporting rural services, contrary to Policy TR3 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2026.
2. 2.The proposed change of use of land would result in the loss of an established Gypsy and Traveller site, further decreasing the supply of Gypsy and Traveller pitches throughout the District where the Local Planning Authority already cannot demonstrate a 5 year housing land supply. The loss of 3no. Gypsy and Traveller pitches would therefore be contrary to Policy CS.21 of the Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy 2011 - 2031, the 2024 GTAA and the National Planning Policy Framework 2026, including NDMPs HO3 and HO12. Case Officer: Joshua Cooper Reference No.
3. 3.The development would fail to accord with the requirements of CS.10 of the Stratford- on-Avon District Core Strategy, or Policy GB7 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2026. The development would therefore constitute inappropriate development within the Green Belt, which is by definition harmful to the openness, character and purposes of the Green Belt. No Very Special Circumstances are present to outweigh the identified Green Belt harm.
4. 4.By reason of the substantial scale, siting and incongruous appearance of the dwellings proposed, the development would result in a harmful visual impact to the character of the application site and wider locality and result in a lessening of the local landscape quality, with the development becoming dominant and unsympathetic within the sensitive setting, contrary to the requirements of Policies CS.5, CS.9, CS.12 and AS.10 of the Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy and the requirement of the National Planning Policy Framework with due regard to National Decision Making Policy DP3.
5. 5.The proposed development would create a poor quality and harmful residential environment for the intended occupiers, by reason of poor natural light provision and poor residential outlook, in conflict with Policies CS.9 and CS.20 of the Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy and the requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework. AUTHORISED OFFICER OF THE COUNCIL..................................................................... This development may generate a CIL Liability, if this is the case, you will be notified under a CIL Liability Notice. Further details can be found under Stratford-on-Avon District Council: E-Planning by searching under the application reference on this Decision. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THE NOTES ATTACHED TO THIS FORM STRATFORD-ON-AVON DISTRICT COUNCIL ELIZABETH HOUSE, CHURCH STREET, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON CV37 6HX Reference No.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

B94 5EH

Application type

Full Application

Parish

Tanworth-in-Arden

Date validated

9 July 2026

Consultation end

15 August 2026

Target decision date

3 September 2026

Applicant

Private applicant

Agent address

62 Blackstitch Lane Webheath Redditch B97 5TQ

Case officer

Joshua Cooper