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

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.

Framework references: 11, 79, 105, 137, 147, 149

Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy H3, Policy DS3

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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