Planning appeal decision
Gransden House, Church Road, Grandborough, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 8DH
Planning appeal 3365644 at Gransden House, Church Road, Grandborough, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 8DH (Rugby Borough Council) was allowed on 28 August 2025 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is necessary and reasonable, having regard to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, the character and appearance of the surrounding area, and effect on the setting of the nearby grade II listed building, The Poplars.
Removal of Condition 6 (restriction on permitted development rights for extensions, alterations and outbuildings) from planning permission for erection of detached dwelling
- Authority
- Rugby Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Billings C
- Postcode
- CV23 8DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is necessary and reasonable, having regard to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, the character and appearance of the surrounding area, and effect on the setting of the nearby grade II listed building, The Poplars
What decided it
The condition imposing a blanket restriction on permitted development rights failed the tests of necessity and reasonableness under national policy, as any future permitted development would be contained within the garden, would not harm the character and appearance of the area, would not adversely affect neighbouring amenity, and would not harm the setting of the nearby listed building.
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