®Planning appeal decision
Land East of Rugby Road, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, Rugby, CV23 0DF
Outline planning application for the demolition of all buildings and the residential development of up to 160 dwellings, and creation of associated vehicular access off Rugby Road, pedestrian/cycle access points, parking, landscaping, drainage features, open space, children’s play area and associated infrastructure (all matters reserved except for vehicular access off Rugby Road)
- Authority
- Rugby Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing, having particular regard to relevant provisions of the development plan
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing, having particular regard to the connectivity of the proposed development to local infrastructure
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including considerations of landscape and visual effects and settlement identity
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area, particularly the significant adverse visual effects on the Recreation Ground and the significant harm to the settlement's separate identity from Rugby, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the scheme's benefits.
The tilted balance was finely poised but the adverse impacts (substantial harm to character and appearance, moderate harm from loss of BMV land, limited harm from spatial strategy conflict and archaeology) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (housing delivery, affordable housing, economic and other benefits), so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Plan policies cited: Policy DS1, Policy GP2, Policy D1, Policy HS5, Policy NE3, Policy SDC1, Policy H2, Policy HS4, emerging Policy G1, emerging Policy EN5, emerging Policy ENV5
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