Hammonds Barn, Purlieu Lane, Kenilworth, CV8 1PQ

conversion and reconstruction of existing agricultural barn and walled courtyard to form stable and fodder without complying with condition 2 attached to planning permission Ref W/21/0397, dated 6 July 2021

Authority: Warwick District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Han U

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

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

What decided it

The relatively minor 2-metre increase in building depth would not significantly harm the openness of the Green Belt or conflict with its purposes, particularly when weighed against the fallback position of the already-commenced approved scheme.

Framework references: 143, 154

Plan policies cited: Policy DS18, Policy BE1, Policy BE3

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