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Northwood Farm Wood Lane, Higham-On-The-Hill, Nuneaton, CV13 6AA
Planning appeal 3281772 at Northwood Farm Wood Lane, Higham-On-The-Hill, Nuneaton, CV13 6AA (Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 February 2022 by Inspector Jones D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
outline application (access only) for the erection of 1 No. bungalow land south of Northwood Farm, Wood Lane, Higham on the Hill, CV13 6AA
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones D
- Postcode
- CV13 6AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would be in a suitable location having regard to policies that seek to manage the location of new development and access to services
What decided it
The substantial and wide-ranging harm to character and appearance combined with the unsustainable location outside the settlement boundary with inadequate access to services significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of a single dwelling, even under the tilted balance.
the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and unsustainable location, ascribed substantial weight, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing supply and economic/social contributions, ascribed limited weight, under the tilted balance of NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii)
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 12 of the Core Strategy (adopted December 2009)Policy DM4 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD (adopted July 2016)Policy DM10 of the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD (adopted July 2016)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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