®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Coventry Road, Long Lawford, Warwickshire, CV23 9BT
Planning appeal 3268629 at Land North of Coventry Road, Long Lawford, Warwickshire, CV23 9BT (Rugby Borough Council) was allowed on 1 September 2021 by Inspector Philpott M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to vehicular access to and egress from Lelleford House.
development of 153 residential dwellings with associated landscaping, public open space and infrastructure, including an amended junction between the A428 Coventry Road and Back Lane
- Authority
- Rugby Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Philpott M
- Postcode
- CV23 9BT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to vehicular access to and egress from Lelleford House
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of Lelleford House
- whether or not the proposal makes adequate provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The proposal was found to comply with the relevant development plan policies on highway safety, living conditions and affordable housing, meaning it accorded with the development plan as a whole and public benefits outweighed the limited identified heritage harm.
The public benefits of the scheme, including housing delivery, affordable housing, highway safety improvements and community infrastructure contributions, outweighed the less than substantial harm to the setting and significance of the Grade II listed Avon Lodge.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GP2Policy DS3Policy D1Policy SDC1Policy HS5Policy H2Policy NE1Policy SDC3Policy D2Policy SDC4Policy SDC9Policy NE3Policy SDC2Policy HS2Policy H4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 54Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 62Paragraph 63Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 131Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
- Judgments
- R (on the application of Mount Cook Land Limited and Mount Eden Lane Limited) v Westminster City Council [2003] EWCA Civ 1346
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.