New Barn Stables, Coppice Farm, Burnthurst Lane, Princethorpe, Rugby, CV23 9QA

conversion of existing stables to a dwellinghouse

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development would be in a suitable location having regard to the policies of the Rugby Borough Council Local Plan 2019, the National Planning Policy Framework and accessibility

What decided it

The proposal would not be located so as to provide good access to local shops, employment, schools and community services, and would be contrary to LP policies GP2 and HS1 and NPPF paragraph 79, with no material considerations of sufficient weight to justify granting permission contrary to the development plan.

The benefits of reusing an under-utilised building and adding to housing stock did not outweigh the harm caused by the conflict with development plan policies on the location of housing development in the countryside.

Framework references: 79, 80, 85, 104, 120, 150

Plan policies cited: GP2, HS1, GP1, GP3

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