Land to rear of Clover Hill, Warwick Road, Lapworth, B94 6LD

the erection of a detached dwelling and garage with associated access, parking and landscaping

Authority: Warwick District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: O'Neill A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposal would make an effective and efficient use of the site

What decided it

The proposal would not make an effective and efficient use of the site by developing it for only one dwelling when the site is capable of accommodating more units and is allocated for 12 dwellings, contrary to paragraphs 124, 129 and 130 of the Framework.

The failure of the proposal to make an effective and efficient use of land significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of one additional dwelling when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

Framework references: 11, 124, 129, 130

Plan policies cited: Policy DS11, Warwick District Local Plan 2017

Judgments cited: R (Save Wimbledon Park Ltd) v Mayor of London [2025] EWHC 1856 (Admin)

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