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Allowed16 October 20233313890

Land off Abbotts Lane and Upper Hill Street, Coventry, CV1 4AP

Planning appeal 3313890 at Land off Abbotts Lane and Upper Hill Street, Coventry, CV1 4AP (Coventry City Council) was allowed on 16 October 2023 by Inspector Griffiths P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

Full planning application of 212 dwellings (Class C3) served via access from Abbotts Lane and Upper Hill Street; strategic landscaping and earthworks; temporary car parking; surface water drainage and all other ancillary and enabling works. Outline planning application for new residential development up to 478 units (Class C3); ancillary Class E development of up to 950 sqm of floorspace; strategic landscaping and earthworks; surface water drainage; and all other ancillary infrastructure and enabling site works with means of access to be taken from the connections from Abbotts Lane and Upper Hill Street (part of the full application) for consideration; all other matters (layout, appearance, scale, and landscaping) reserved for subsequent approval

Authority
Coventry City Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Griffiths P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the impact of the scheme on traffic and air quality
  • whether the housing mix proposed is acceptable
  • whether the approach taken in terms of affordable housing is justified
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of existing residents

What decided it

The Inspector's finding that the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole, engaging NPPF paragraph 11c, in the context of a severe (1.84 year) housing land supply shortfall and the site's brownfield/contaminated character.

although not required given the finding of accordance with the development plan, the Inspector considered that no adverse impacts of the proposal came anywhere near outweighing the massive benefits the scheme would deliver

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H2Policy DE1Policy HE2Policy H9Policy H4Policy H6Policy EM7Policy EM2Policy LP7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 60Paragraph 62Paragraph 74Paragraph 119Paragraph 120Paragraph 124Paragraph 126Paragraph 134Paragraph 199

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