Planning appeal decision
Garages, Overdale Road, Coventry, CV5 8AL
Planning appeal 3280463 at Garages, Overdale Road, Coventry, CV5 8AL (Coventry City Council) was allowed on 7 March 2022 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the street scene.
demolition of existing garages and development of 2 x 2-bed bungalows
- Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sibley G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the street scene
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 56, 58 and 60 Overdale Road and No 294 Greendale Road with regard to privacy, outlook and light
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- the effect of the proposed development on the amenity of local residents in respect of parking provision
What decided it
The site has already been closed and is unavailable for public use with no prospect of reopening, meaning the harm from loss of parking provision has already occurred and would not be significantly worsened by the proposal, allowing the benefits of housing supply and brownfield reuse to outweigh the limited residual harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE1Policy H3Policy GE4Policy DS3Policy AC1Policy AC2Policy AC3Policy AC4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 53Paragraph 60Paragraph 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.
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