30 Hadrians Walk, Alcester

stratford-26-01376-FUL·Stratford-on-Avon·17 Sept 2026refused·26/01376/FUL

Tier label used

Main Rural Centre

The tier sentence (from the case file)

“Site inside the BUAB of Alcester (Main Rural Centre)”

Summary

Two houses in a garden inside Alcester's settlement boundary, with the dwellings placed in Flood Zones 2 and 3. Refused under delegated powers on 17 September 2026. This is the clearest SDC example so far of the S4(2)(c) mechanism: failure of a national policy that says development "should be refused" (F7, with F5 and F6) makes the benefits "likely to be substantially outweighed", despite substantial weight to housing.

Why this is cited

Descriptive; refused on flood risk. 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-26-01376-FUL.md

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