Two Hoots, Lutterworth Road, Bramcote, Warwickshire, CV11 6RA

conversion of buildings to two residential dwellings, including removal of mobile home and toilet block, construction of a link and associated works

Authority: Rugby Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hall R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal proposal would constitute an acceptable form of development, with particular regard to the provisions of local and national policy in respect of the location of the development, the re-use of redundant or disused buildings, and the character and appearance of the countryside

What decided it

The proposal satisfies the exception in NPPF paragraph 84.c) by re-using disused buildings and enhancing their immediate setting, thereby providing special circumstances that justify isolated residential development in the countryside.

Framework references: 155, 84, 56

Plan policies cited: Policy GP1, Policy GP2, Policy GP3

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