An appeal launched relating to housing near a historic battlefield in Warwickshire has been dismissed, with the inspector concluding that the appeal was not in accordance with the development plan and that harm to the character of the surroundings would be likely to occur.
The appeal decision concluded that the effect on the historic battlefield and its setting was a ‘neutral’ issue, with no weight given either for or against the scheme’s potential impact.
The decision letter states that the Inspector gave ‘significant weight to its intrusion into the landscape, resulting in an incongruous addition to the village and causing permanent and prominent environmental damage to the character of the countryside and the settlement’ (paragraph 20).
See Appeal reference: APP/J3720/W/15/3132123
