Pittern Hill Riding School, Pittern Hill, Kineton

26/01764/PIP · Stratford-on-Avon District Council · officer (delegated) · decided 25 August 2026 · granted

Permission in principle for a maximum of 6 residential dwellings.

Cited in: 6. Reports written under the 2024 Framework

Why this is cited. The mistake: the report ran the 2024 paragraph 11(d) balance and added a note that the outcome was “generally consistent” under both Frameworks. What should have happened: the 2026 Framework replaced 11(d) with policies S3 to S6, so the report should have applied the 2026 test and shown its working rather than carrying the old balance across.

Key points

"The lack of a 5 year housing land supply triggers NPPF paragraph 11(d)" (p.11).
The report lists the "National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) August 2026" (p.2) and says it "was written prior to the introduction of the 2026 NPPF" (p.12).
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.13).

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.