Planning appeal decision
1-2 Hill Top, Main Street, Normanton Le Heath, Coalville, LE67 2TB
Planning appeal 3275058 at 1-2 Hill Top, Main Street, Normanton Le Heath, Coalville, LE67 2TB (North West Leicestershire District Council) was dismissed on 13 September 2021 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is appropriately located with regard to local and national policies and its accessibility to basic services.
construction of 2 new dwellings with a new access off Ashby Road
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
- Postcode
- LE67 2TB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is appropriately located with regard to local and national policies and its accessibility to basic services
- the effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal's failure to accord with Policies S3 and IF4 regarding sustainable accessibility to services and highway safety outweighed its compliance with Policy S2 and the benefits of housing demand and efficient site use.
The benefits of housing demand and more efficient use of the site were outweighed by the failure to accord with policies S3 and IF4 regarding sustainable accessibility and highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S2Policy S3Policy IF4
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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