®Planning appeal decision
O C R Examinations Board, Progress House Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park, COVENTRY, CV4 8JQ
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
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).
Framework references: 11, 124, 131, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy DE1, Policy H10, Policy JE7
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.