Stratford-upon-Avon planning news

Planning Windsor Street Car Park Demolition Cleared, No Hours Limit Planners have cleared the Windsor Street car park and Gateway offices for demolition without conditions, so no set working hours. No start date yet. 31 October 2026 · 3 min read Planning Stockton 75 Homes Refused as Councillors Overrule Officers Councillors unanimously refused 75 homes off Sycamore Close, Stockton, against officer advice, citing landscape harm, farmland and scale. Richborough can appeal. 24 October 2026 · 5 min read Planning Windsor Street Car Park Demolition: 8 Weeks on Site, Cleared Knocking down Windsor Street car park will take about eight weeks on site, the demolition plan says. Planners cleared it on 28 October with no conditions. 21 October 2026 · 4 min read Planning Studley Node Hill 106 Homes: Design Adviser Cannot Support It The council's design adviser cannot support the 106-home Node Hill plan in Studley, and county highways want new traffic figures. Where the application stands. 17 October 2026 · 5 min read Planning Stratford Planning Committee Loses Most Cases From 31 Oct Officers will decide 53 of every 64 cases the committee heard last year, and parish objections stop sending plans to committee. The vote was 34 to 2. 14 October 2026 · 5 min read Planning Stockton 75 Homes: Officers Backed Them, Councillors Refused Officers backed up to 75 homes off Sycamore Close, Stockton, despite 136 objections. On 21 October councillors refused them unanimously. What the report said. 14 October 2026 · 5 min read Planning Harbury: 38 Homes on Mill Street Approved Despite Objections Councillors granted outline permission on 7 October for up to 38 homes north of Mill Street, Harbury: 44 objections, up to 13 affordable homes and £657,716 for schools. 10 October 2026 · 7 min read Planning Stratford Housing Land Supply Now 2.43 Years, Up From 2.21 The district can show 2.43 years of housing land against the five required. New homes fell to 626 last year, the lowest in five years. What the new figure changes. 10 October 2026 · 6 min read Planning Stratford Council Tells Birmingham to Plan More Jobs Land Birmingham's plan finds 64.89ha of local jobs land against 134.5ha of need, and none for the wider region. Stratford says the gap lands on neighbours. 27 September 2026 · 4 min read Planning Southam A423 Roundabout Approved, Pillerton Priors Refused The road into Southam's 217 homes is approved. The same night, councillors refused 3 to 5 homes at Pillerton Priors, going against their officers' advice. 27 September 2026 · 4 min read Planning Southam 217 Homes: A423 Roundabout Vote Tonight Councillors backed the homes on 26 August, then deferred the only road in. It is back tonight: a three-arm roundabout, a toucan crossing and 73 objections. 23 September 2026 · 7 min read Alcester Alcester Plan Adds 8 Green Spaces: Comments Close 23 Oct Alcester's revised neighbourhood plan protects eight more green spaces, 19 in all, and sets a 10% biodiversity floor. Comments close 5pm on Friday 23 October. 12 September 2026 · 5 min read Planning Stratford District Land Supply 2.21 Years: 4 Sites Backed The district can show 2.21 years of housing land, not five. Officers back all four village sites at Wednesday's Planning Committee, over 73 objections. 5 September 2026 · 9 min read Bidford-on-Avon Bidford Petrol Station Rebuild Approved, Shop Open to 11pm The car showroom and MOT workshop at 95 High Street go, replaced by a bigger shop with a food counter, six EV bays and two jet washes. Closing times are fixed. 2 September 2026 · 4 min read Planning Stratford Scout hut rebuild approved after 52 objections The New Broad Street Scout HQ rebuild was approved on 17 August with 10 conditions, including no audible music after 11pm and obscured first-floor windows. 19 August 2026 · 6 min read Planning Southam: 217 homes recommended for approval on 26 August Officers back 217 homes at Home Farm despite 43 objections, because the council can show only 2.21 years of housing land against the five it needs. 19 August 2026 · 8 min read Planning Stratford Planning: 3 approved, Scout hut still undecided Three of four schemes at Stratford's 12 August Planning Committee are approved, nine homes among them. The Scout hut still has no decision notice. 15 August 2026 · 6 min read Planning Stratford Scout hut rebuild back before planners tonight Refused in 2024, the New Broad Street Scout hut rebuild is back before Stratford planners tonight with approval recommended, despite 52 objection letters. 12 August 2026 · 3 min read