Land adjacent 15 Curlew Drive, Warton, Warwickshire, B79 0HL

erection of 34 dwellings including associated landscaping, car parking and other ancillary works

Authority: North Warwickshire Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Smith H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed dwellings having regard to the development plan policy
the proposal's effect on the character and appearance of the area
the proposal's effect on living conditions of neighbouring occupiers

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the spatial strategy of the development plan, particularly the settlement hierarchy policy limiting development in Category 4 settlements and the requirement for sustainable locations, combined with unacceptable harm to character and appearance, outweighed the benefits of housing supply and affordable housing provision.

The benefits of 28 units of housing supply and 100% affordable housing provision were outweighed by the proposal's conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and the unacceptable harm to character and appearance of the area.

Plan policies cited: Policy LP2, Policy LP1, Policy LP14, Policy LP29(9)

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