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Dismissed21 November 20223264047

Land off Sycamore Street, Blaby, LE8 4FX

Planning appeal 3264047 at Land off Sycamore Street, Blaby, LE8 4FX (Blaby District Council) was dismissed on 21 November 2022 by Inspector Price J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the character and appearance of the area, including Blaby Conservation Area (CA) and the setting of Blaby Hall and its Ice House.

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
Postcode
LE8 4FX

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS2Policy BNP1Policy CS9Policy CS18DP Policy DM2Policy BNP3Policy CS20DP Policy DM12Policy BNP8DP Policy SA4Policy CS22DP DM8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
Judgments
Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA

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