Plans for three new homes in a local village have been thrown out by council planners due to the impact on the green belt.

OT15 Ltd had applied for planning permission for the homes on a piece of scrubland at Old Warwick Road in Kingswood.

Plans said the development of the 0.68 hectare site would not impact the nature of the village.

"The proposed dwellings would fill a gap between existing properties in a part of the village which is characterised with loose-knit properties off private drives which the proposed development would replicate," the application said.

It continued: "The proposal can easily accommodate two or three dwellings with ample space for green infrastructure which would likely exceed policy requirements. 

"There would also be plenty of land for habitat creation that may be required to establish Biodiversity Net Gain."

But the application was not met favourably by locals with Lapworth Parish Council and seven neighbours objecting.

There were also objections from Warwickshire County Council's ecology and highways departments.

And planners at Warwick District Council sided with the objectors and refused to grant planning permission.

"The proposal will introduce benefits in the form of the creation of three new dwellings in a sustainable location," a council report said. 

"However, these benefits are considered to be limited and it is acknowledged these dwellings will only make a small difference to the housing supply. 

"Limited to moderate weight is therefore afforded to these benefits.  

"By reason of the size and location of the application site, proposed land use and number of dwellings, the development is considered to give rise to harm to the rural character of the area."

It continued: "The development is considered to represent 'inappropriate development' within the Green Belt which is considered to cause harm by definition and harm to the openness of the Green Belt by reason of the harm associated with the number, likely size and location of the development proposed which encroaches into the countryside where there is an absence of built form. 

"Substantial weight is afforded to the harm to the openness of the green belt. 

"When considering the development as a whole, the adverse impacts of granting the development are considered to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, when assessed against the policies in the framework as a whole, having regard to key policies regarding sustainable location, efficient use of land and securing well designed places."

See the application here.