®Planning appeal decision
Site 46a010, Rear of 89-169 Tunnel Road, Galley Common Nuneaton, Warwickshire
up to 70 dwellings with all matters reserved except for access
- 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.
Framework references: 11, 57, 130, 174, 196, 203
Plan policies cited: Policy DS3, Policy BE3, Policy BE4, Policy HS2
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.