®Planning appeal decision
11 Home Farm , Main Street, Branston, Leicestershire, NG32 1RU
Planning appeal 3283923 at 11 Home Farm , Main Street, Branston, Leicestershire, NG32 1RU (Melton Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 May 2022 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be suitably located having regard to its access to services and facilities by sustainable modes of transport.
conversion of redundant barns to 2 dwellings with parking areas
- Authority
- Melton Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
- Postcode
- NG32 1RU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be suitably located having regard to its access to services and facilities by sustainable modes of transport
- Whether there is a demonstrable local need for the proposal
What decided it
The development's failure to be suitably located with respect to sustainable access to services and facilities, combined with the absence of demonstrable local need, outweighed the heritage and conservation benefits.
The harms resulting from unsuitable location and lack of identified local need, and conflict with development plan policies, outweighed the benefits of improvements to the non-designated heritage asset and modest enhancement of the conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS3Policy SS2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 203
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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