Lower Norton Farm, 20 Henley Road, Lower Norton, Warwick, CV35 8RB

Planning appeal 3369102 at Lower Norton Farm, 20 Henley Road, Lower Norton, Warwick, CV35 8RB (Warwick District Council) was dismissed on 8 October 2025 by Inspector Barton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt.

change of use from equine yard to commercial use to include retail sale, service, repair, body work and preparation for the sale of motor cars, vans, trailers, lorries and motorcycles and plant together with the retail sale of these vehicles

Authority: Warwick District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Barton P
Postcode: CV35 8RB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
if the proposal is found to be inappropriate development, whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The substantial harm to the spatial openness of the Green Belt caused by the increase in building footprint, height and hardstanding, combined with the failure to demonstrate very special circumstances, rendered the appeal dismissible.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DS18
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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