®Planning appeal decision
Willoughby House, Moor Lane, Willoughby, CV23 8BU
Planning appeal 3320918 at Willoughby House, Moor Lane, Willoughby, CV23 8BU (Rugby Borough Council) was allowed on 30 October 2023 by Inspector Rawle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed dwellinghouses having regard to the settlement strategy and local and national policies relating to development within rural areas.
the construction of three detached dwelling houses, car ports and associated works including demolition of existing buildings
- Authority
- Rugby Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rawle S
- Postcode
- CV23 8BU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed dwellinghouses having regard to the settlement strategy and local and national policies relating to development within rural areas
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for existing and future occupants having regard to the effect on local amenities
What decided it
The realistic fallback position of a permitted conversion to 5 dwellings, which would be a less sustainable development than the proposed 3 dwellings, was accorded significant weight and tipped the balance in favour of allowing the appeal despite conflict with the development plan.
The conflict with the development plan on sustainability grounds was outweighed by the significant weight given to the fallback position (which would deliver more dwellings in a less sustainable manner) and the visual improvements the proposal would bring compared to both the existing situation and the permitted development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GP1Policy GP2Policy GP3Policy SDC1Climate Change and Sustainable Design and Construction Supplementary Planning Document
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
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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