Planning appeal decision
Priors Croft , Cryfield Grange Road, Coventry, CV4 7AQ
Planning appeal 3291260 at Priors Croft , Cryfield Grange Road, Coventry, CV4 7AQ (Coventry City Council) was dismissed on 22 March 2022 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to its effect on the Kenilworth Road Conservation Area.
the erection of a detached outbuilding within the rear garden
- Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Phillips B
- Postcode
- CV4 7AQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to its effect on the Kenilworth Road Conservation Area
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Kenilworth Road Conservation Area caused by the loss of verdant open garden character outweighs the modest public benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DE1Policy HE2
- 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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