Pittern Hill Riding School, Pittern Hill, Kineton

stratford-26-01764-PIP·Stratford-on-Avon·25 Aug 2026approved·26/01764/PIP

Tier label used

Main Rural Centre

The tier sentence (from the case file)

“Kineton is a Main Rural Centre; site outside the BUAB but within walking distance of services”

The route sentence

There is none. The decision says nothing about the walk, the footway, lighting or the bus service.

Summary

PIP for up to 6 homes on a former riding school at the edge of Kineton, granted under delegated powers on 25 August 2026. The report was written before 17 August and runs the December 2024 11(d) tilted balance. A single "Procedural Issue" paragraph states that the outcome is the same under the 2026 Framework. It is a transitional example of how SDC closed out reports written under the old Framework.

Why this is cited

Main Rural Centre plus an asserted walking distance in a one-paragraph cross-check; approved. In the register this counts as a case where the tier was treated as the answer on location and the decision contains no route sentence, the shorthand this piece is about.

Sources

Application on the council planning portal · full decision note · quoted from cases/stratford-26-01764-PIP.md

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