®Planning appeal decision
Office Building, Emscote Old Wharf, 73 Emscote Road, Warwick, CV34 5QR
Planning appeal 3371970 at Office Building, Emscote Old Wharf, 73 Emscote Road, Warwick, CV34 5QR (Warwick District Council) was dismissed on 26 June 2026 by Inspector Bennett-Matthews S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook.
change of use of building comprising 4 no. office units (Use Class E) to 4 no. 2-bedroom apartments (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- Warwick District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bennett-Matthews S
- Postcode
- CV34 5QR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook
- the effect of the proposed development on the supply of employment land
What decided it
The unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers, particularly the materially restricted outlook from principal living areas caused by louvred screens and limited window arrangements, combined with the unjustified loss of employment land, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefits.
The adverse impacts of poor living conditions and loss of employment land, attracting significant weight against the proposal, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of four dwellings and limited economic benefit, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE3Policy EC3Policy DS8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 135Paragraph 85
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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