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Dismissed21 September 20223279731

Land South of Leadon Way & East of Dymock Road, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 2JQ

Planning appeal 3279731 at Land South of Leadon Way & East of Dymock Road, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 2JQ (Herefordshire Council) was dismissed on 21 September 2022 by Inspector Shrigley M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the retail impact of the development having regard to relevant policy and the vitality and viability of Ledbury Town Centre.

a hybrid planning application comprising of: an application for full planning permission for the erection of a children's day nursery (Use Class D1) and food store (Use Class A1) including access, car parking, landscaping and associated work; and an application for outline planning permission for the erection of a medical centre (Use Class D1), with access and all other matters reserved

Authority
Herefordshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
retail · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Shrigley M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is the retail impact of the development having regard to relevant policy and the vitality and viability of Ledbury Town Centre.

What decided it

The significant adverse impact of the proposed out-of-centre food store and other town centre uses on the vitality and viability of Ledbury Town Centre outweighed the scheme's benefits.

the benefits of the scheme, including job creation and nursery/medical facility provision, did not outweigh the significant adverse harm to the vitality and viability of Ledbury Town Centre

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS1Policy LB1Policy E5Policy E6Policy ID1Policy MT1Policy EE3.1Policy SD1.1Policy CL2.1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 86

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