Planning appeal decision
Hill Top Farm, Church Lane, Corley, Coventry, CV7 8AZ
Planning appeal 3313322 at Hill Top Farm, Church Lane, Corley, Coventry, CV7 8AZ (North Warwickshire Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 July 2023 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
for three single storey dwellings with three bedrooms and double garage, to replace previous approval (PAP/2019/0344)
- Authority
- North Warwickshire Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
- Postcode
- CV7 8AZ
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 proposal comprises inappropriate development in the Green Belt on non-previously developed land that would significantly harm openness and character, with insufficient other considerations to constitute very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP3Policy LP2Policy LP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 137Paragraph 12
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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