®Planning appeal decision
Spring Hill Farm Wood Lane, Higham-On-The-Hill, Nuneaton, CV13 6AA
Planning appeal 3319400 at Spring Hill Farm Wood Lane, Higham-On-The-Hill, Nuneaton, CV13 6AA (Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 September 2023 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
dwelling with associated access
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
- Postcode
- CV13 6AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether it would be an efficient use of land
- whether it would be in a suitable location having regard to the policies of the Council's Site Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD 2016 (SADMP), its Core Strategy 2009 (CS), the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and accessibility
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the countryside and the inefficient use of land, when weighed against the modest benefits of the scheme, demonstrably outweighed the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
the adverse impacts of the proposal in respect of character and appearance and efficient use of land, attracting significant weight, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the several benefits of the scheme, which attracted moderate weight overall, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SADMP policy DM4SADMP policy DM10SADMP policy DM1CS policy 12SADMP policy DM17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 134Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 8Paragraph 130Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 105Paragraph 69Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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