®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Treetops, Shilton Lane, Shilton, Coventry, CV7 9LH
Planning appeal 6003856 at Land Adjacent to Treetops, Shilton Lane, Shilton, Coventry, CV7 9LH (Rugby Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 April 2026 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the submitted details are sufficient to discharge parts c), d) and e) of condition 7i), having regard to the reasons they were imposed.
change of use of land to a private gypsy and traveller caravan site. The details for which approval was sought, but have not been discharged, are Condition 7i), parts c), d) and e)
- Authority
- Rugby Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Unknown
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- CV7 9LH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the submitted details are sufficient to discharge parts c), d) and e) of condition 7i), having regard to the reasons they were imposed
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient details to discharge parts c) and e) of condition 7i), specifically lacking details of how existing trees and hedges would be protected and failing to provide adequate compensation measures for the loss of Great Crested Newt habitat as required by the condition.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NE1
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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