THE GRANARY, CHURCH ROAD, BAGINTON, CV8 3AR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposed development would accord with the relevant local and national policies relating to development in Green Belts
• whether the development would accord with other relevant policies relating to the location of new housing development in the District
• the development's effects on the character and appearance of the area, including its effects on the Baginton Conservation Area
• the effects on highway safety
• whether any other matters add weight in favour of the development
• if the development is found to cause harm to the Green Belt, whether that harm, together with any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances that are necessary to justify development in Green Belts

What decided it

The substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and loss of openness, combined with harm to the conservation area and conflict with housing location policy, is not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits claimed, and very special circumstances do not exist.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt and other harms (conflict with housing location policy and less-than-substantial harm to the conservation area) clearly outweigh the moderate benefits for housing provision and the local economy, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.