®Planning appeal decision
Land South of the Long Shoot, Nuneaton
erection of up to 500 dwellings with land for primary school, public open space, landscaping, sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access points. All matters reserved except for means of access
- Authority
- Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Hanna P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development is in a suitable location, with regard to local and national policies for housing
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
- the effect of the proposal on the safety, operation and capacity of the road network
- whether the required supply of deliverable housing land can be demonstrated
What decided it
The significant risk of severe residual cumulative highways impacts on the local road network, to which substantial weight was given, outweighed the housing and other benefits of the scheme.
The adverse impacts of the proposal, principally substantial highways harm together with moderate landscape and locational policy harm, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (including very significant weight to affordable housing and significant weight to market housing supply) when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 49, 50, 57, 76, 77, 115, 226
Plan policies cited: Policy DS1, Policy DS2, Policy DS3, Policy DS8, Policy NE5, Policy HS2, Policy TC3
Judgments cited: R (Hawkhurst Parish Council) v Tunbridge Wells Borough Council [2020] EWHC 3019 (Admin)
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.