®Planning appeal decision
Cottage Farm Heath Lane, Brinklow, RUGBY, CV23 0NX
demolition of existing equestrian buildings and construction of 4 no. dwellinghouses
- Authority
- Rugby Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt in terms of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the settlement hierarchy for the Borough and national planning policies
- If the development would be inappropriate, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the conflict with the settlement hierarchy are not clearly outweighed by the limited social and economic benefits, particularly given the Council's demonstrated five-year housing supply.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, loss of openness, conflict with Green Belt purposes, and unsuitability of location for housing were not clearly outweighed by the limited social and economic benefits of four dwellings, resulting in the absence of very special circumstances.
Framework references: 11, 79, 80, 105, 137, 147, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy GP1, Policy GP2, Policy GP3
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.