®Planning appeal decision
22A Staveley Road, Leicester, LE5 5JT
to construct 8 apartments (Class C3)
- Authority
- Leicester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal represents an acceptable location for residential development, having regard to the identified level of flood risk and the safety of access and egress from the site in times of flood
- Whether the proposal would achieve a suitably high quality design, and its effect on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed flats would provide a suitable standard of accommodation for occupants, with particular reference to daylight and outlook
What decided it
The proposal fails to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk development and cannot demonstrate safe access and egress during flood events, creating a significant conflict with national policy that cannot be outweighed by housing benefits.
The benefits of providing eight flats in an accessible location and the economic benefits of construction and resident spending were considerable, but were outweighed by the significant conflict with the Framework and development plan regarding flood risk, as the development would introduce demonstrable flood risk to the housing itself.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: CS Policy 2, CS Policy 3, Saved Policy PS10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.