Barn adjacent to Stonecroft House, Kineton Road, Oxhill

26/01393/FUL · Stratford-on-Avon District Council · officer (delegated) · decided 25 August 2026 · granted

Demolition of existing barns and erection of 5 dwellings with associated works.

Cited in: 6. Reports written under the 2024 Framework

Why this is cited. The mistake: like Kineton, the report kept the 2024 balance and added a one-paragraph note that the result was “generally consistent” under both Frameworks. What should have happened: the officer should have applied the 2026 route and test directly, not re-anchored the old reasoning with a closing note.

Key points

The report lists the "National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) August 2026" (p.1) and says it "was written prior to the introduction of the 2026 NPPF" (p.10).
Closing note: "the balancing exercise undertaken in this report remains generally consistent and that when assessed against both the 2024 NPPF and 2026 NPPF, the decision remains one of GRANT" (p.10).

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.