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

Planning appeal 3318322 at Dunchurch Park Hotel and Conference Centre, Rugby Road, Dunchurch, Rugby, CV22 6QW (Rugby Borough Council) was allowed on 31 July 2023 by Inspector Smith A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode: CV22 6QW

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy NE3Policy SDC2Policy SDC3Policy GP1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 202

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