Agricultural Building Adjacent To Wittonhill House Kings Coughton Lane Kings Coughton Alcester B49 5QE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00986/COUQ - Change of Use Agr Build to Dwelling Approved

Proposal

Change of use of an agricultural building to 1 no. dwellinghouse and associated operational development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
10 Jun 2026

Approved on 10 Jun 2026 · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Green belt: Birmingham
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Public footpath 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Inside the Kings Coughton built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Change of Use Agr Build to Dwelling
Postcode
B49 5QE
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Alcester East
Parish
Alcester
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision date
10 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Stansgate Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 13 days faster than Stratford on Avon's median of 68 for agricultural works. Approved, as 90% of agricultural works here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
79decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Stratford on Avon in the last twelve months, from validation. Stratford on Avon decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
27 Apr 2026
Comments by
22 May 2026
Site or press notice
29 Apr 2026
Stratford on Avon
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#121 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Stratford on Avon ranks #142 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Stratford on Avon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #94 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #93 of 296
67%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #142 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #166 of 296
82%
Minor dwellings approved
146 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
53 decided
1,257
Total decisions
98 refused in the year to March 2026