Manor Cottage, Upper Quinton

26/00922/FUL · Stratford-on-Avon District Council · officer (delegated) · decided 17 September 2026 · refused

Removal of wooden window frames and replacement with uPVC double-glazed units on a Grade II listed cottage.

Cited in: 3. The reason given for discounting CS.8

Why this is cited. The mistake: CS.8 was given “limited weight” because it “does not align” with the new heritage policies, with no explanation of which part conflicts. What should have happened: Annex A(2) reduces weight only for the parts of a policy that are materially inconsistent, so the report should have said which words of CS.8 it meant and kept the rest.

Key points

CS.8: "Core Strategy policy CS.8 does not align with the new NPPF HE policies and so I afford it limited weight in my assessment of this application" (p.4).
Energy efficiency: "it could also be possible to achieve energy efficiency improvements using slim line double glazing" (p.3).

Quotations are from the officer report, decision notice or appeal decision letter, with page (p.) or paragraph (¶) numbers. Read the decision itself for the full reasoning.

Summarised for the note on Stratford decisions under the August 2026 NPPF. Not legal advice. Back to the note.