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Dismissed19 May 20266002372

Yew Tree Cottage, Old Warwick Road, Lapworth, Solihull, West Midlands, B94 6BA

Planning appeal 6002372 at Yew Tree Cottage, Old Warwick Road, Lapworth, Solihull, West Midlands, B94 6BA (Warwick District Council) was dismissed on 19 May 2026 by Inspector Street E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principle of the proposed development with specific regard to its location.

Conversion of existing garage to form new separate dwelling

Authority
Warwick District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Street E
Postcode
B94 6BA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The principle of the proposed development with specific regard to its location

What decided it

The proposal would encourage unsustainable patterns of development by locating a new dwelling in the countryside detached from services and public transport, contrary to Policy H1 and the Framework's direction of development to sustainable locations.

The significant and enduring harm from unsustainable location and conflict with Framework policies substantially outweighed the limited benefits of a single dwelling unit with no affordable housing or additional benefits, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H1Policy BE4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 110Paragraph 11

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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