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Dismissed19 April 20223283559

Land Adjacent to Spring Cottage, Watery Lane, Coventry, West Midlands , CV7 8AJ

Planning appeal 3283559 at Land Adjacent to Spring Cottage, Watery Lane, Coventry, West Midlands , CV7 8AJ (Coventry City Council) was dismissed on 19 April 2022 by Inspector Castle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy.

demolition of existing buildings, erection of new three bedroom bungalow with double garage and all associated works

Authority
Coventry City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Castle S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
  • Whether or not the site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having particular regard to the accessibility of local services and facilities
  • If the proposal would be inappropriate development, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would have an urbanising effect and fail to safeguard the countryside from encroachment, and the identified benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy H3Policy DS3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 79Paragraph 105Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 149

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