®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Watling Street , Weddington Wood Farm, Nuneaton, Warkwickshire, CV10 0TX
Planning appeal 3329913 at Land Adjacent to Watling Street , Weddington Wood Farm, Nuneaton, Warkwickshire, CV10 0TX (Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 July 2024 by Inspector Robins M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal complies with the development plan and, if not, whether there are any material considerations that would justify a departure from it, including the extent of the housing land supply shortfall.
Up to 650 residential dwellings and land for a 1FE primary school including a new access roundabout, with associated parking, access roads, public open space, landscaping, sustainable drainage and associated works (with access only, all other matters reserved)
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Robins M
- Postcode
- CV10 0TX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal complies with the development plan and, if not, whether there are any material considerations that would justify a departure from it, including the extent of the housing land supply shortfall
- The effect of the proposed development on highway capacity and safety
- Whether the benefits of the proposed development are significantly and demonstrably outweighed by any identified harm, the planning balance
What decided it
The lack of demonstrable, sufficiently funded highway mitigation for the A47/Higham Lane and A47/Eastboro Way junctions meant severe residual cumulative highway impacts, which the Inspector found were not outweighed by the scheme's housing and other benefits.
The very significant benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery, together with moderate economic and open space/BNG benefits, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the very substantial harm from severe highway impacts, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DS1Policy DS2Policy DS3Policy DS7Policy DS8Policy HS2Policy NE5Policy H2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 49bParagraph 76Paragraph 77Paragraph 108Paragraph 109Paragraph 114Paragraph 115Paragraph 226
- Judgments
- R (Hawkhurst PC) v Tunbridge Wells BC and others [2020] 3019 (Admin); DB Symmetry v Swindon BC [2022] UKSC 33
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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