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Allowed13 March 20253352132

The Hawthorns, Wall Hill Road, Coventry, CV7 8AD

Planning appeal 3352132 at The Hawthorns, Wall Hill Road, Coventry, CV7 8AD (Coventry City Council) was allowed on 13 March 2025 by Inspector Han U, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness and the purposes of including land within it, having regard to the Framework and the development plan.

demolition of existing stables and erection of new outbuilding to serve as holiday let

Authority
Coventry City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Han U
Postcode
CV7 8AD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness and the purposes of including land within it, having regard to the Framework and the development plan

What decided it

The site qualifies as previously developed land and the proposed development would not cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt, making it appropriate development under paragraph 154(g) of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy H3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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