Social Value Ideas for Stratford-on-Avon District Council

Red House self-build approved

Members overturned the officer recommendation and approved a self-build bungalow at the Red House, Long Itchington. The decision was based on the balance of less-than-substantial heritage harm against…

“I think it can be agreed that the strength of support from the parish council and myself as a ward member for development, particularly in this type o…”

Social club conversion approved

Permission was granted to convert the former Grey Elm Social Club into four one-bedroom apartments, with an added landscaping condition. While not a council spend, the decision unlocks residential red…

“So the application before members this evening is for a change of use of a vacant social club into four one bedroom residential apartments, And on thi…”

Five homes approved at West Holm Road

Planning permission was granted for five new dwellings plus an altered existing dwelling at 68 West Holm Road. Officers and members accepted highways, design and parking evidence despite objections th…

“The application before members relates to the alteration to an existing dwelling on West Elm Road and the erection of five dwellings, including all as…”

Affordable housing mix change

The plan’s affordable housing policy was revised to reflect viability pressures. Officers proposed 40% affordable housing in higher-value zones and 30% in lower-value zones, alongside a changed tenure…

“what we're proposing is two zones for Fort Worth housing. Zone one, which is the the the two green colors as shown on the map, which is all of our dis…”

Affordable Housing Investment

Council approved £1 million investment into affordable housing provision as part of 2026-27 budget, supporting the council's commitment to addressing housing shortage and supporting vulnerable residen…

“We're putting another million pounds into affordable housing”

Affordable housing split changed

Officers recommended changes to the affordable housing assumptions, including a minimum target approach, a tenure split favouring affordable rent over intermediate housing, and work to clarify the pos…

“Speaker 10: So whether those figures in Table three are max or mins, I suppose they're the target. And given the viability concerns, that's what we'd …”

PIP approved at Long Compton

The committee approved permission in principle for land north of Butler’s Road, Long Compton, allowing between five and nine dwellings. This was a policy decision balancing neighbourhood plan objectio…

“Speaker 0: In which case, I can say that council resolved to grant application 2600907, which is a planning in principle, land north of Butler's Road …”

Out-of-date NDP shifts planning balance

Cabinet’s endorsement that the Tamworth and Arden neighbourhood development plan, core strategy and housing needs evidence were out of date changed the planning framework for the Tamworth application.…

“Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. You'll see on your update sheet that there is a very important update stemming from a change in circumstance from Monday…”

Heritage harm balance debated

The Red House application hinged on how much weight to give the conservation officer’s view that the scheme caused less-than-substantial harm at the higher end. Members accepted there would be some ha…

“On page 27, the Conservation Officer has stated in his opinion it's at the higher level of less than substantial harm. And I'll check with the plannin…”

Brownfield evidence gap

Members wanted clearer evidence showing that all brownfield opportunities had been systematically identified before greenfield allocations were prioritised. Officers said the urban capacity study and …

“How important and what proportion? Joe? Thank you, chair. Yeah. So, you're right, councillor Keithley. We, the Healer is a key, piece of the evidence.…”

Loss of Five-Year Housing Land Supply

Council facing critical pressure from loss of five-year housing land supply, triggering tilted balance presumption in favour of development under NPPF. Council must identify sites for 28,000 dwellings…

“we have to think start thinking ahead about local government reorganization... we have a duty to find sites for 28,000 houses in this district before …”

Self-build dwelling approved with conditions

The committee approved a self-build dwelling at land adjacent to Oxtalls Green, Tamworth in Arden, despite objections about Green Belt, infill and conservation area impacts. The approval was tied to 1…

“Okay. So, in respect of this application, let me just go back to the front page. 250181, which is land adjacent to Oxdoor's Green. Officer's recommen…”

65 affordable homes approved

The committee approved a full application for 65 dwellings at Ulster Road, described as a 100% affordable scheme with associated highways, drainage, landscaping, open space and infrastructure works. T…

“So the proposal seeks full planning permission of 65 dwellings. It's a 100% affordable scheme. It's a new access proposed from the Ulster Road. It's s…”