®Planning appeal decision
The Fusilier, Sydenham Drive,, Leamington Spa, CV31 1NJ
Planning appeal 6001869 at The Fusilier, Sydenham Drive,, Leamington Spa, CV31 1NJ (Warwick District Council) was dismissed on 16 April 2026 by Inspector Fuller A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to noise from the nearby public house.
for the erection of seven apartments (C3) adjacent to the existing public house (Sui Generis) with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Warwick District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fuller A
- Postcode
- CV31 1NJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to noise from the nearby public house
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The unacceptable living conditions arising from noise exposure during late-night hours when residents would expect to sleep, combined with unsafe and unattractive pedestrian access routes, mean the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited housing benefits even under the tilted balance.
The benefits of housing supply in a district with serious shortfall (2.34 years) were outweighed by the significant adverse impacts on living conditions and highway safety; the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) did not apply because the harms significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE3Policy TR1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 116Paragraph 117
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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