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Allowed8 March 20243328984

O C R Examinations Board, Progress House Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park, Coventry, CV4 8JQ

Planning appeal 3328984 at O C R Examinations Board, Progress House Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park, Coventry, CV4 8JQ (Coventry City Council) was allowed on 8 March 2024 by Inspector Clarke B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.

the demolition of existing office building and erection of new building comprising student accommodation (Use Class Sui Generis) and commercial, business and service accommodation (Use Class E), amenity spaces, car parking, landscaping and associated works

Authority
Coventry City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Clarke B
Postcode
CV4 8JQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring residential properties, with particular reference to outlook

What decided it

The significant benefits of housing delivery on brownfield land in the context of a shortfall in five-year housing land supply outweighed the moderate adverse effect on character and appearance.

The moderate adverse effect on character and appearance was outweighed by the significant benefits of delivering 361 equivalent new homes on previously developed brownfield land in an area with only 1.83 years of housing land supply, such that the adverse effects did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under NPPF paragraph 11(d).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DE1Policy H10Policy JE7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 124Paragraph 131Paragraph 139

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