Planning appeal decision
Manor Farm Barn, Thistleton Road, Market Overton, LE15 7PP
Planning appeal 3285325 at Manor Farm Barn, Thistleton Road, Market Overton, LE15 7PP (Rutland County Council) was allowed on 25 March 2022 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether this location is suitable for this development having regard to the Council's settlement hierarchy.
removal of the existing structures and construction of a new dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Rutland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
- Postcode
- LE15 7PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether this location is suitable for this development having regard to the Council's settlement hierarchy
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the setting of the Market Overton Conservation Area and a Grade I listed building
What decided it
The extant permitted development approval for conversion of the barn to a dwelling outweighs the conflict with countryside development policies and justifies allowing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS3CS4SP6CS19SP15SP23CS22SP20
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.
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