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Dismissed12 November 20213267698

Land West of Station Road, Nether Whitacre, Coleshill, Warwickshire, B46 2EH

Planning appeal 3267698 at Land West of Station Road, Nether Whitacre, Coleshill, Warwickshire, B46 2EH (North Warwickshire Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 November 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and the relevant development plan policy.

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
Postcode
B46 2EH

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP3Policy LP2Policy LP9Policy LP33Policy LP29Policy LP16Policy LP1Policy LP30
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 149Paragraph 162Paragraph 55Paragraph 56

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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