®Planning appeal decision
Allowed19 March 20253339499
The Stables/Fosse Corner, Fosse Way (Opposite junction with Millers Lane), Monks Kirby, Warwickshire, CV23 0RL
- Authority
- Rugby Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Law T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The combination of substantial unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches, absence of alternative accommodation, best interests of the children, and the failure of policy to deliver sites over several years, together with the localised visual impact due to the small scale and existing landscaping, clearly outweighed the harm to the Green Belt and character to establish very special circumstances.
Framework references: 154, 155, 28
Plan policies cited: Policy GP2, Policy DS2, Policy SDC1
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.