®Planning appeal decision
Merlin Field Farm, Gibraltar Lane, Leamington Hastings, Rugby, CV23 8EX
the conversion of an agricultural building to 4 no. dwellinghouses
- Authority
- Rugby Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Worley E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to policies in the Rugby Local Plan 2011-2031 and the Framework
- whether there are any other material considerations that would weigh in favour of the proposal
What decided it
The existence of an extant prior approval for an identical development, treated as a realistic fallback position with significant weight, outweighed the harm arising from the unsustainable location of the development.
the significant weight afforded to the fallback position outweighed the harm identified in terms of the location of the development and conflict with the development plan
Plan policies cited: Policy GP1, Policy GP2, Policy GP3, Policy SDC1
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