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Allowed12 March 20243327074

Merlin Field Farm, Gibraltar Lane, Leamington Hastings, Rugby, CV23 8EX

Planning appeal 3327074 at Merlin Field Farm, Gibraltar Lane, Leamington Hastings, Rugby, CV23 8EX (Rugby Borough Council) was allowed on 12 March 2024 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
CV23 8EX

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GP1Policy GP2Policy GP3Policy SDC1

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