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Allowed30 June 20266008163

Waverley House, Tamworth Road, Coventry, CV7 8JJ

Planning appeal 6008163 at Waverley House, Tamworth Road, Coventry, CV7 8JJ (Coventry) was allowed on 30 June 2026 by Inspector Andrew Boughton, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

Alterations to front-facing roof, ground floor Rear Extension and Outbuilding (retrospective)

Authority
Coventry
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
Andrew Boughton
Postcode
CV7 8JJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of Newlands, with particular regard to outlook, daylight and sunlight
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The cumulative disproportionality of the extensions (increasing the original building floor area from 126 sq.m to approximately 476 sq.m) means the exception in NPPF paragraph 154(c) does not apply, rendering the rear extension and outbuilding inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify them.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy DE1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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