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Welcome to Planning this week, our weekly guide to planning applications in and around Stratford-upon-Avon, in plain English, from Stratford-on-Avon District Council’s weekly list. The latest list, published on Monday 19 October, has 65 applications from across the district. The biggest are on the edge of villages near Stratford: a first step towards up to 425 homes at Wellesbourne and up to 43 homes at Clifford Chambers. In town, there’s a new sign for a listed shop on Henley Street.
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In Stratford-upon-Avon
- 1 Henley Street: a new non-illuminated timber fascia sign with a recessed aluminium panel on the listed building at the town-centre end of Henley Street (26/02419/ADV and 26/02410/LBC). The application doesn’t name the business; it was also in New in Stratford.
- River Avon bank: a willow on the riverbank would be coppiced, cut back to its base so it regrows (26/02492/TREE).
The rest of the town’s applications are for private homes: three more tree applications, a garage conversion and extension, a driveway, and a change to an extension approved last month. We don’t name householders, but you can see every application near you on our Planning near me map.
Around Stratford
- Wellesbourne: Vistry Group has asked the council whether up to 425 homes west of Newbold Road would need a full environmental assessment (SCREEN/00122). It isn’t a planning application yet. Full story.
- Wellesbourne: detailed designs for three of the ten custom-build plots off Walton Road, which have outline permission (26/02549/REM, 26/02554/REM and 26/02472/REM).
- Clifford Chambers: outline plans for up to 43 homes on land east of Campden Road, with affordable housing and a play area (26/02396/OUT). Comments are open until 4 November.
- Broom: outline plans for nine homes off the High Street, replacing a shed, barn and polytunnel (26/02268/OUT).
- Ullenhall: permission in principle for up to seven homes off Watery Lane to meet local needs identified in a 2025 housing needs survey (26/00616/PIP).
- Henley-in-Arden area (Tanworth-in-Arden parish): permission in principle for up to three homes at Tinkers Farm, Liveridge Hill (26/02438/PIP).
- Charlecote Park: three oaks would be felled and another reduced, and three cedars lightened, one with a bracing system (26/02598/TREE).
- Barton, near Bidford-on-Avon: Dovecote Riverside Caravan Park wants its caravans to be used for holidays all year round (26/02395/FUL).
- Ashorne: three shepherd huts for short holiday stays, with decking and a new access track (26/02461/FUL).
- Long Itchington: outline plans for up to 40 homes south of Stockton Road (PRELB/00005/26), and HS2 asking to bring into use its realigned A425 Leamington Road by the Long Itchington Wood tunnel, with more HS2 works near Ladbroke.
- Near Southam: a part-open shelter over the events arena at the Dallas Burston Polo Grounds, Stoneythorpe (26/02430/FUL).
The list also has 17 more tree applications across the villages, farm buildings at Hampton Lucy, Warmington and Halford, and work to private homes.
Coming up
- Wednesday 21 October, 6pm: Planning Committee, including up to 75 homes at Sycamore Close, Stockton, and the construction training centre at Snitterfield Airfield, near Bearley. Our preview; we’ll report the results.
- Friday 23 October: last day for comments on The Encore’s refit.
- Wednesday 28 October: comments close on up to 265 homes south of Henley-in-Arden (26/02084/OUT), and the council aims to decide the former Salmon Tail pub plans.
- From Saturday 31 October: a new national scheme decides which applications go to councillors and which are decided by officers. The council has now updated its constitution to match. What’s changing.
Last week’s edition: Planning this week, 14 October. More planning news is on our planning page. Spotted a planning notice on a lamp post near you? Tell us.
Alex Harrington
Alex Harrington grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon and runs What's up, Stratford? as an independent guide to the town.
