®Planning appeal decision
Land west of Station Road, Nether Whitacre, Coleshill, Warwickshire, B46 2EH
an outline application (access only) for the erection of up to no.30 affordable dwellings land west of Station Road, Nether Whitacre, Birmingham, B46 2EH
- Authority
- North Warwickshire Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and the relevant development plan policy
- whether or not the location would be suitable for housing having regard to flood risk
- whether or not the location would be suitable for housing having regard to accessibility to services and facilities
- whether or not the proposal would conserve or enhance biodiversity
- the effect of the development on highway safety
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the locality
- 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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing harm to openness, and the benefits of affordable housing delivery do not clearly outweigh the totality of identified harms to justify very special circumstances.
The significant benefit of affordable housing delivery and contribution to housing stock was outweighed by the substantial harm to Green Belt openness, flood risk concerns, poor accessibility to services, highway safety deficiencies, protected species risks, and poor integration with village character; very special circumstances were not established.
Framework references: 11, 149, 162, 55, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy LP3, Policy LP2, Policy LP9, Policy LP33, Policy LP29, Policy LP16, Policy LP1, Policy LP30
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.