Dunchurch Park Hotel and Conference Centre, Rugby Road, Dunchurch, RUGBY, CV22 6QW

retrospective planning permission for ancillary accommodation comprising 40 cabins on a temporary basis for 18 months

Authority: Rugby Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Smith A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to its effects upon the settings and thereby the significance of relevant Grade II* and Grade II listed buildings and the Dunchurch Conservation Area and upon the significance of a Grade II listed Registered Park and Garden

What decided it

The significant public benefits of providing temporary accommodation for asylum seekers outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm identified.

The less than substantial harm to the significance of Dunchurch Lodge, the Garden Walls and the Registered Park and Garden was outweighed by the significant public benefits of accommodating asylum seekers.

Framework references: 202

Plan policies cited: Policy NE3, Policy SDC2, Policy SDC3, Policy GP1

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