®Planning appeal decision
Office Building, Emscote Old Wharf, 73 Emscote Road, Warwick, CV34 5QR
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 135, 85
Plan policies cited: Policy BE3, Policy EC3, Policy DS8
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.