®Planning appeal decision
Land off Sycamore Street, Blaby, LE8 4FX
the use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes for 2 no. Gypsy pitches, together with the formation of hardstanding and utility/dayroom ancillary to that use
- Authority
- Blaby District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Price J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the character and appearance of the area, including Blaby Conservation Area (CA) and the setting of Blaby Hall and its Ice House
- highway safety
- and flood risk
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area, combined with the highly adverse (though less than substantial) heritage harm to the Conservation Area and the settings of the listed Blaby Hall and Ice House, decisively outweighed the modest benefits of the proposal.
the considerable importance and weight attached to heritage harm and the substantial harm to character and appearance clearly and decisively outweighed the moderate benefits of providing two Gypsy pitches and the personal need of the appellant's families, even when a temporary five-year permission was considered
Framework references: 11, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy CS2, Policy BNP1, Policy CS9, Policy CS18, DP Policy DM2, Policy BNP3, Policy CS20, DP Policy DM12, Policy BNP8, DP Policy SA4, Policy CS22, DP DM8
Judgments cited: Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.