Planning appeal decision
42 Addison Road, Coventry, CV6 2JN
Planning appeal 3278346 at 42 Addison Road, Coventry, CV6 2JN (Coventry City Council) was dismissed on 14 December 2021 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
for the erection of new dwelling to the side of No.42 and retention of single storey rear extension to 42 Addison Road
- Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Watson S
- Postcode
- CV6 2JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety and sustainable travel
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with sustainable transport policy outweighed the modest benefits of providing one additional dwelling in an accessible location.
The modest weight attached to housing supply and economic/social benefits was outweighed by the significant weight attached to harm to character and appearance and conflict with local and national sustainable transport strategy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE1Policy AC3Appendix 5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 120Paragraph 130
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Coventry
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2021
- Allowed24 September 20266009837Land at 260A Hawkes Mill Lane, Allesley, Coventry, CV5 9FJ
- Dismissed18 September 2026601166127 Lansdowne Street, Coventry, CV2 4FN
- Dismissed18 September 20266011522108-114 Red Lane, Coventry, CV6 5EQ
- Dismissed14 September 2026600864652 Hugh Road, Coventry, CV3 1AD
- Dismissed24 August 2026601102360, King Edward Road, Coventry, CV1 5BJ
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.
®