Planning appeal decision
Land off Lountside Ashby De La Zouch , Leicestershire , LE65 1JP
Planning appeal 3288015 at Land off Lountside Ashby De La Zouch , Leicestershire , LE65 1JP (North West Leicestershire District Council) was dismissed on 6 June 2022 by Inspector Wilson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
Erection of a road related storage, maintenance and management facility and associated site works (reserved matters to outline planning permission ref. 17/01081/OUTM)
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Wilson L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposed building would be visually dominant and out of keeping with the character of the existing road-related services area, conflicting with design policies and NPPF paragraph 130 on visual attractiveness.
The economic benefits, positive engagement with the Council, accessibility of the site, and the signed Section 106 agreement did not outweigh the visual harm to character and appearance identified
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S3Policy D1
- 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
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