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Dismissed11 November 20223301839

Site 46a010, Rear of 89-169 Tunnel Road, Galley Common Nuneaton, Warwickshire

Planning appeal 3301839 at Site 46a010, Rear of 89-169 Tunnel Road, Galley Common Nuneaton, Warwickshire (Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 November 2022 by Inspector Savage K, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to relevant local and national planning policy.

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Authority
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Savage K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to relevant local and national planning policy
  • Whether the Council can demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable housing sites
  • The effect of the proposal on the landscape character and appearance of the area, having regard in particular to the effect on non-designated heritage assets
  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with reference in particular to: i. The capacity of the road network, and ii. The safety of the site access and parking arrangements

What decided it

The substantial harm to the non-designated heritage asset and significant harm to landscape character, combined with conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, outweighed the housing and other benefits even under the tilted balance.

The significant harm to landscape character and the non-designated heritage asset, together with conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and limited highway harm, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing and other minor benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DS3Policy BE3Policy BE4Policy HS2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 196Paragraph 203

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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