®Planning appeal decision
Land at Junction of High Street, Lower Avenue, Leamington Spa, Warks, CV31 3AQ
Planning appeal 3338669 at Land at Junction of High Street, Lower Avenue, Leamington Spa, Warks, CV31 3AQ (Warwick District Council) was dismissed on 6 September 2024 by Inspector Clarke B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.
Development of purpose-built student accommodation in the form of 85 self-contained studios on ground and four upper floors with ancillary accommodation at ground and basement levels
- Authority
- Warwick District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Clarke B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the nearby Royal Leamington Spa Conservation Area
- the effect of the development upon the setting of the Grade II* Listed Building of All Saints Church
- whether appropriate living conditions would be secured for the future occupiers of the development, with particular regard to air quality and noise
- whether the effects of the development are such that a legal agreement is required to secure financial mitigation, with specific regards to the provision of outdoors space
What decided it
The cumulative effect of significant adverse impacts on heritage assets, character and appearance, living conditions, and lack of adequate open space provision, which could not be mitigated and were not outweighed by the moderate public benefits of the development.
the less than substantial harm to the setting of the Grade II* Listed Building and the character and appearance of the conservation area was not outweighed by the moderate public benefits of housing supply, economic benefits, and reuse of previously developed land
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE1Policy HE1Policy RLS3Policy BE3Policy NE5Policy RLS13Policy BE2Policy DM1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 206Paragraph 208
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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