Land at Windmill Lane, Ladbroke

26/01660/OUT · Stratford-on-Avon District Council · officer (delegated) · decided 24 September 2026 · granted

Outline permission, with all matters reserved except access, for up to 5 dwellings on a field outside the village and outside the Green Belt.

Planning record

Cited in: 1. DP3(3) as a "should be refused" policy; 5. Walking routes and stations

Why this is cited. The mistake: the report found the scheme contrary to DP3, gave the harm significant weight and granted permission on the balance, without mentioning DP3(3) or asking whether anything was clear justification for the conflict. On location it listed the factors that “would weigh against the proposal” and concluded in the next sentence that the scheme accords well with TR3. What should have happened: the DP3(3) question should have been put and answered, and the TR3 conclusion should have followed from the findings on the route and the bus service.

Key points

Character: "The scheme would have an urbanising impact" (p.6); it "would not enhance the sense of place or reflect the distinctiveness of the locality" (p.6); and "it is contrary to the provisions of Policies CS.5 and CS.9 of the Core Strategy, and NDMP DP3" (p.6).
Balance: "I afford this significant weight against the application" (p.12). The harm was found to be outweighed.
Earlier permission: "an extant permission exists (24/03249/OUT) for 5no. self-build dwellings at the site" (p.6). The report does not mention DP3(3) or ask whether anything was clear justification for the conflict.
Location: "There is one local bus service, although the service is infrequent" (p.5); and "There is no made footpath from the application site into Southam, and when considered together these factors would weigh against the proposal in terms of the sustainability of the site location for residential development" (p.5).
The next sentence reads: "I am therefore satisfied that the proposal accords well with the NPPF and NDMPs S5 and TR3 in particular" (p.5). The same page then records "some conflict with the sustainability of the site location for housing" (p.5).

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.