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White Swan, High Street, Stoke Golding, Nuneaton, CV13 6HE
Planning appeal 3282352 at White Swan, High Street, Stoke Golding, Nuneaton, CV13 6HE (Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2022 by Inspector Fleming L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area bearing in mind it would be within the Stoke Golding Conservation Area and partly within the Battle of Bosworth (field 1485) Registered Battlefield, within the setting of the grade I listed Church of St Margaret and within the setting of the Ashby Canal Conservation Area.
6 detached dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fleming L
- Postcode
- CV13 6HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area bearing in mind it would be within the Stoke Golding Conservation Area and partly within the Battle of Bosworth (field 1485) Registered Battlefield, within the setting of the grade I listed Church of St Margaret and within the setting of the Ashby Canal Conservation Area
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Stoke Golding Conservation Area and the Battle of Bosworth Registered Battlefield was not outweighed by the public benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits.
the less than substantial harm to the designated heritage assets was weighed against the public benefits of six new dwellings, economic benefits from construction and local expenditure, and support for the public house viability, but the heritage harm was not outweighed by these benefits
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM11Policy DM12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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