®Planning appeal decision
Land north west of Newton Regis Village Hall, Austrey Lane, Newton Regis, Warwickshire, B79 0NP
an outline application for the erection of up to 39no. dwellings (all matters reserved except for access)
- Authority
- North Warwickshire Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Tandy M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location and the amount of development
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and landscape setting of the surrounding area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply (only 2.2 years) engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), and the significant contribution to housing supply and affordable housing provision outweighed the conflict with the development plan and the disproportionate scale of development relative to the settlement hierarchy.
The conflict with the development plan and disproportionate scale of development relative to Newton Regis's settlement hierarchy was outweighed by the significant benefits of delivering 39 new dwellings (including affordable housing) to address the Council's housing shortfall falling well short of national policy requirements, assessed under the tilted balance of NPPF paragraph 11(d).
Framework references: 11, 61
Plan policies cited: Policy LP2, Policy LP1, Policy LP14, Policy LP15, Policy LP30, Policy LP16, Policy LP21, Policy LP29, Policy LP9
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.