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Dismissed1 July 20213267888

Field Os 5000 and 5812, Tofts Hill, Stathern

Planning appeal 3267888 at Field Os 5000 and 5812, Tofts Hill, Stathern (Melton Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2021 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the Stathern Conservation Area.

demolition of redundant barns and their replacement with a single dwelling house (Class C3)

Authority
Melton Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
McDonagh C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the Stathern Conservation Area

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area and to the setting of the Stathern Conservation Area outweighed the limited benefits of one additional dwelling and local economic activity.

The benefits of housing supply and local economic activity were outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage asset (conservation area setting)

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS2Policy SS1Policy EN1Policy EN6Policy EN13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 194Paragraph 196

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