Land to the South of Harbury Lane, Warwick, CV34 7BR

Authority: Warwick
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential
Postcode: CV34 7BR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for infrastructure contributions arising from the development
Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers with regard to noise

What decided it

The viability evidence and updated noise assessment/mitigation resolved both main issues in the appellant's favour, with the Council no longer contesting either reason for refusal.

Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM2, Policy BE3, Policy NZC3

Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin); Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment [JPL, 1982, P37]

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