Planning appeal decision
49, Alderton Close, Leicestershire, LE4 7RN
Planning appeal 3280792 at 49, Alderton Close, Leicestershire, LE4 7RN (Leicester City Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2021 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
a single storey front extension and alterations
- Authority
- Leicester City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Smith H
- Postcode
- LE4 7RN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The prominent corner location of the site and the loss of the distinctive hooked design feature combined with the incompatible roofline would create a dominant, incongruous and visually detrimental extension that would erode the established uniformity and character of the street.
The personal circumstances of the appellants did not outweigh the identified harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS03Policy PS10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Leicester
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2021
- Dismissed14 October 202660086503-5 London Street, Leicester, LE5 3RL
- Dismissed6 October 2026601188516 Sutton Avenue, Leicester, LE4 6RT
- Dismissed6 October 2026601182848 Wintersdale Road, Leicester, LE5 2GJ
- Dismissed5 October 20266009552Car Sales Rear Of 555 Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 8TD
- Dismissed29 September 2026600763016 Hobart Street, Leicester, LE2 0JS
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®