Planning appeal decision
Quinton Parade, Quinton Park, Coventry, CV3 5HW
Planning appeal 3282500 at Quinton Parade, Quinton Park, Coventry, CV3 5HW (Coventry City Council) was dismissed on 8 March 2022 by Inspector Thandi B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the host property and area.
erection of 16 apartments as an additional floor on an existing mixed use building
- Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Thandi B
- Postcode
- CV3 5HW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the host property and area
- The effect of the proposed development upon the safe and efficient operation of the highway network
What decided it
The combination of significant harm to character and appearance through an unsympathetic and visually intrusive addition, and unacceptable harm to highway safety through parking displacement onto congested surrounding roads, neither of which could be outweighed by the benefits of housing and employment.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE1Policy AC3
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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