Planning appeal decision
The Grove, School Lane, Exhall, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 9GF
Planning appeal 3337035 at The Grove, School Lane, Exhall, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 9GF (Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 August 2024 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
‘New outbuilding proposed to match existing’
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Worley E
- Postcode
- CV7 9GF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause substantial harm which is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist to justify approval.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DS7Policy BE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 153
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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