®Planning appeal decision
SUNNYCREST HOUSE, RUGBY ROAD, PRINCETHORPE, CV23 9PN
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
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.
Framework references: 149
Plan policies cited: Policy GP2, Policy SDC1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.