®Planning appeal decision
101-107 Mary Gee Houses Halls of Residence, Ratcliffe Road, Leicester, LE2 3TE
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
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
Framework references: 197, 199, 202, 124, 126, 130, 132, 134
Plan policies cited: CS Policy 3, CS Policy 18, Policy CS03, Policy CS18, Policy H3
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.