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Allowed11 June 20213265601

Wolston Allotments, Stretton Road, Wolston, Warwickshire, CV8 3FR

Planning appeal 3265601 at Wolston Allotments, Stretton Road, Wolston, Warwickshire, CV8 3FR (Rugby Borough Council) was allowed on 11 June 2021 by Inspector Wraight G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The loss of public open space and whether or not the proposal would accord with Policy HS4 of the Rugby Borough Council Local Plan 2019.

the development of up to 48 dwellings with associated public open space, landscaping and infrastructure

Authority
Rugby Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Wraight G
Postcode
CV8 3FR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The loss of public open space and whether or not the proposal would accord with Policy HS4 of the Rugby Borough Council Local Plan 2019
  • The provision of additional housing in Wolston and whether or not this would accord with Policies DS3 and GP2 of the Rugby Borough Council Local Plan 2019

What decided it

The proposal was found to accord with the development plan taken as a whole, satisfying Policy HS4C(i) on allotment surplus and not being restricted by the housing policies, with no identified harm.

the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole, and the substantial weight given to the affordable housing contribution further supported the appeal, with no harms identified to weigh against it

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HS4Policy DS3Policy GP2Policy H2Policy SDC4Policy HS5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 55

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