®Planning appeal decision
Sunnycrest House, Rugby Road, Princethorpe, CV23 9PN
Planning appeal 3297289 at Sunnycrest House, Rugby Road, Princethorpe, CV23 9PN (Rugby Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 November 2022 by Inspector Courtney T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the erection of a 2-storey extension to provide a pool building with two bedrooms above
- Authority
- Rugby Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Courtney T
- Postcode
- CV23 9PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial and cumulative harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and loss of openness, combined with harm to character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by the health-related needs of the occupant, particularly given that the proposal included elements not justified by those needs and could have been partially accommodated within the existing building.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GP2Policy SDC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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