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

Planning appeal 3318817 at Two Hoots, Lutterworth Road, Bramcote, Warwickshire, CV11 6RA (Rugby Borough Council) was allowed on 16 January 2024 by Inspector Hall R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode: CV11 6RA

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GP1Policy GP2Policy GP3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 155Paragraph 84Paragraph 56

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