®Planning appeal decision
11 HOME FARM , MAIN STREET, BRANSTON, Leicestershire, NG32 1RU
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
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.
Framework references: 79, 203
Plan policies cited: Policy SS3, Policy SS2
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.