Little Orchard Ardens Grafton Alcester B49 6DP Data via plota.co.uk

26/01619/PIP - Planning Permission in Principle Refused

Proposal

Proposed 2no. 4 bedroom detached dwellings with new access, car parking and amenity space Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
24 Jun 2026
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Refused
7 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 7 Oct 2026 · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Ardens Grafton built-up area; Priority habitat 16 m away: Traditional orchard; 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 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 £1,037,500 in January 2017. Detached house, freehold.

20 January 2017£1,037,500

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

Building

Floor area283 m² (3,046 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1991 to 1995
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2009, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Planning Permission in Principle
Postcode
B49 6DP
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Salford Priors & Alcester Rural
Parish
Exhall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
A.I.Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 105 days from validation, 23 days slower than Stratford on Avon's median of 82 for new homes. Refused, as 17% of new homes here are.

30%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
197decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Comments by
10 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
20 Aug 2026
Stratford on Avon
Planning Authority Score
5.5/10
Average
#121 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.