Sparrow Hall Barn, Combe Fields Road, Coombe Fields, Ansty, Coventry, CV7 9JP

change of use of outbuilding to two holiday lets and the construction (retrospective) of an extension on the south elevation

Authority: Rugby Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Edwards J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed holiday accommodation would be in a suitable location having regard to the policies of Rugby Borough Council Local Plan 2019 and the National Planning Policy Framework
Whether the scheme incorporates inappropriate development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The proposed holiday accommodation would not be located so as to optimise non-car modes of travel, conflicting with Local Plan policy HS5 and Framework paragraphs 84 and 104 on sustainable rural tourism, making the location unsuitable despite Green Belt acceptability.

Framework references: 84, 85, 104, 120, 138, 149, 150

Plan policies cited: Policy GP2, Policy HS5, Policy ED4, Policy GP3, Policy GP1

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