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Dismissed29 October 20213266786

Oak Tree Cottage, Hinckley Road, Sapcote, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE9 4LG

Planning appeal 3266786 at Oak Tree Cottage, Hinckley Road, Sapcote, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE9 4LG (Blaby District Council) was dismissed on 29 October 2021 by Inspector Hatfield T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on protected bats.

demolition of existing dwelling and change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for the stationing of 3 No static caravans/mobile homes, including laying of hardstanding and alteration of access

Authority
Blaby District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hatfield T
Postcode
LE9 4LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on protected bats
  • Whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for the development having regard to local and national planning policy
  • Whether the development would be served by an appropriate water supply

What decided it

The presence of a protected bat roost within the existing building with no mitigation proposed or clearly capable of being incorporated into the development, contrary to Policy CS19 and Circular 06/2005.

The conflict with locational policies would be outweighed by material considerations (previously developed land, visual screening, bus access, neighbour benefit), but this balance was overridden by the unresolved protected species issue which was fatal to the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS19 of the Blaby Local Plan (Core Strategy) (2013)Policy CS18 of the Blaby Local Plan (Core Strategy) (2013)Policy DM2 of the Blaby Local Plan (Delivery) (2019)Policy FV17 of the Fosse Villages Neighbourhood Plan (2021)Policy CS11 of the Blaby Local Plan (Core Strategy) (2013)

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