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Allowed24 May 20243319752

Land at Warwickshire Police Headquarters, Woodcote Lane, Leek Wootton, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV35 7QA

Planning appeal 3319752 at Land at Warwickshire Police Headquarters, Woodcote Lane, Leek Wootton, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV35 7QA (Warwick District Council) was allowed on 24 May 2024 by Inspector Lee S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principle of development and compliance with the development plan.

for up to 83no. dwellings (including affordable housing), access, internal roads and footpaths, public open space, landscaping, drainage and other associated works and infrastructure (all matters of detail reserved except for the vehicular access to the site)

Authority
Warwick District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Lee S
Postcode
CV35 7QA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The principle of development and compliance with the development plan
  • The effect of the development on the settings of Woodcote House and the Leek Wootton Conservation Area (LWCA) and the effect on the non-designated locally important park and garden
  • The effect of the development on highway safety and the efficient operation of the transport network
  • Whether there are any material considerations that would outweigh any conflict with the development plan

What decided it

The public benefits of the scheme, principally housing delivery (including 40% affordable housing) and support for Leek Wootton's growth village status, were found to outweigh the less than substantial heritage harm and the moderately-weighted conflict with the site allocation policy, within a tilted balance triggered by the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

The significant benefits of housing delivery, including affordable housing and economic benefits, outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm to Woodcote House's setting, the Conservation Area and the non-designated heritage asset, and outweighed the moderately-weighted conflict with Policy DS22 and LWNP policies LW4/LW5, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DS22Policy DS11Policy DS4Policy DS4(e)Policy H1Policy H10Policy HE1Policy HE3Policy TR1Policy TR2Policy TR3Policy H2Policy H4Policy HS1Policy HS6Policy DM1Policy NZC1Policy NZC2A-CPolicy NZC3Policy NDZ1Policy LW4Policy LW5Policy LW10Policy LW11
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 49Paragraph 57Paragraph 77Paragraph 83Paragraph 115Paragraph 116Paragraph 186Paragraph 205Paragraph 208Paragraph 209Paragraph 214
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd vs the Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin); University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust v Harborough District Council v Leicestershire County Council 2023 EWHC 263 (Admin)

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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