®Planning appeal decision
Brookside House, Burnsall Road, Coventry, CV5 6BU
the demolition of existing industrial building and construction of purpose built student accommodation (196 Rooms), amenities, landscaping, access and associated works
- Authority
- Coventry City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Norman R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be in an appropriate location, with specific regard to the surrounding employment uses, the impact on the living conditions of future occupiers and access to services, facilities and the university
- the effect of the development on highway safety and nearby living conditions as a result of vehicular parking
What decided it
The Inspector found that the proposal complied with the relevant development plan policies (JE3, DE1, H10, DS3 and AC3) and caused no identified harm to surrounding uses, future occupiers, or highway safety, so the development plan as a whole supported the grant of permission.
The Inspector identified no harms and some benefits (reduction in market housing lost to HMOs, security improvements, construction employment and economic contribution), and since the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole, the appeal was allowed without needing to apply a tilted balance.
Plan policies cited: Policy JE3, Policy DE1, Policy H10, Policy DS3, Policy AC3
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.