®Planning appeal decision
Heart of England Conference and Events Centre, Meriden Road, Fillongley, CV7 8DX
a new storage building
- Authority
- North Warwickshire Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Clarke B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is inappropriate in the Green Belt and the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the development upon trees
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, to which substantial weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by the limited weight of the economic and health and safety benefits cited.
The harm to the Green Belt (inappropriateness and loss of openness) and other harms (character and appearance, trees) were not clearly outweighed by the limited weight of economic benefits and health and safety improvements, therefore very special circumstances did not exist.
Framework references: 145, 134, 144
Plan policies cited: Policy NW3, Policy NW12, Policy NW13, Policy FNP01, Policy FNP02
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.