Land off Butts Lane, Tanworth-in-Arden

stratford-26-00918-PIP·Stratford-on-Avon·11 Sept 2026approved·26/00918/PIP

Tier label used

Category 4 village

The tier sentence (from the case file)

“a Category 4 village washed over by the West Midlands Green Belt”

Summary

Permission in principle for 3 to 9 market homes on a paddock at the edge of Tanworth-in-Arden, a Category 4 village washed over by the West Midlands Green Belt. The officer treated the site as grey belt, found all four limbs of GB7(1)(g) met, and ran the S5(5) balance: limited to moderate landscape harm against substantial weight to housing with a 2.21-year supply. Committee granted 9–0, with 2 abstentions, on 9 September 2026. The decision notice is dated 11 September.

The location finding

GB7(1)(g)(iii): pass. footway along site frontage; village centre c.400 m, short unfooted sections in historic core; Category 4 LSV with primary school next door and a limited bus service; "not be solely reliant on the use of private motor vehicles"

Why this is cited

Category 4 (lowest) noted; GB7(1)(g)(iii) passed on the officer’s own route view ("villagers cope"); approved. In the register this counts as a descriptive mention that played no part in the reasoning.

Sources

Application on the council planning portal · full decision note · quoted from cases/stratford-26-00918-PIP.md

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