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Dismissed17 January 20223264415

101-107 Mary Gee Houses Halls of Residence, Ratcliffe Road, Leicester, LE2 3TE

Planning appeal 3264415 at 101-107 Mary Gee Houses Halls of Residence, Ratcliffe Road, Leicester, LE2 3TE (Leicester City Council) was dismissed on 17 January 2022 by Inspector Thompson P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would constitute high quality design and its effect on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings, including the Stoneygate Conservation Area and the setting of the Grade II* listed building, known as Inglewood.

Proposed Development for Specialist Accommodation for the Elderly consisting of apartments with care, communal facilities, parking and associated private amenity space

Authority
Leicester City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Thompson P
Postcode
LE2 3TE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would constitute high quality design and its effect on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings, including the Stoneygate Conservation Area and the setting of the Grade II* listed building, known as Inglewood

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the Stoneygate Conservation Area, combined with limited harm to the setting of the Grade II* listed building, was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.

the great weight given to the less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and listed building setting outweighed the significant public benefits, including housing delivery and Extra Care provision, so the balance tipped against the grant of permission

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS Policy 3CS Policy 18Policy CS03Policy CS18Policy H3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 124Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 132Paragraph 134

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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