Land south of Westwood Heath Road, Burton Green

6002759·Warwick·18 Aug 2026allowed·W/25/0388

Tier label used

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The tier sentence ¶9

“put additional pressure on local services”

Summary

Outline permission for up to 140 homes on safeguarded land at the Coventry edge was allowed. The Council had not substantiated its single reason for refusal (prejudice to future comprehensive development), and its own officers had found the scheme compliant with DS20/DS21. The letter was issued the day after the new Framework took effect but runs the 2024 ¶11(d) tilted balance.

Why this is cited

This decision was picked up by the search on the words above, which refer to services, not to a settlement tier. "local services" generic (infrastructure pressure); no tier.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6002759.txt

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