South Side, Wharf Lane, Lapworth, B94 6NR

the erection of dwelling for retiring wharf managers, permission in principle

Authority: Warwick
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: B94 6NR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF Paragraph 11(d), and the benefits of housing delivery and economic contribution outweighed the limited harm from conflict with the Local Plan spatial strategy.

The benefits of providing a new dwelling and contributing to housing land supply, together with limited economic and social benefits, weighed strongly in favour; the harm from conflict with the spatial strategy was much reduced by the small scale of the proposal and that it would not result in isolated development reliant on private vehicles; the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

Framework references: 155, 110, 115, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy H1

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