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26/00496/OUT - Outline Application Approved

Proposal

Outline application (All matters reserved except for access) for the erection of up to 5 dwellings and associated works including demolition of existing houses and buildings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Feb 2026
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Committee
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Stratford on Avon Planning Committee on 22 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because housing benefits outweighed landscape and other harms in the tilted planning balance.
  • The committee voted eight in favour with one abstention and granted permission with an archaeological assessment condition.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Stratford on Avon's committee minutes of 22 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Inside the Alcester built-up area; Priority habitat 24 m away: Traditional orchard; Green belt 82 m away: Birmingham; 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £800,000 in June 2023. Detached house, freehold.

30 June 2023£800,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Outline Application
Postcode
B49 5PH
Received
25 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Ward
Salford Priors & Alcester Rural
Parish
Arrow With Weethley
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
MSC Planning Associates Ltd.
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 148 days from validation, 83 days slower than Stratford on Avon's median of 65 for demolitions. Approved, as 96% of demolitions here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
140decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
5 May 2026
Comments by
27 May 2026
Site or press notice
26 Mar 2026
Committee
22 Jul 2026
Stratford on Avon
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#121 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.