®Planning appeal decision
Land to the west of Wulfric Avenue, Austrey, CV9 3FE
the development of land for up to 10 dwellings
- Authority
- North Warwickshire Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Radcliffe I
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of the proposed development would comply with the spatial strategy of the development plan
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would make efficient use of land
What decided it
The cumulative effect of disproportionate growth relative to the village's size and services, harm to character and appearance through loss of countryside and inappropriate development pattern, and failure to achieve efficient use of land at the required density, taken together, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision.
The notable weight given to housing supply benefits and some weight to economic and environmental benefits were insufficient to outweigh the very significant weight attached to harm from disproportionate growth, character and appearance harm, and inefficient use of land, resulting in dismissal.
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: Policy LP2, Policy LP7, Policy LP9, Policy LP14, Policy LP30, Policy LP22, Policy LP1, Policy AP9, Policy AP10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.