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Allowed18 November 20223289048

Main Street, Woodthorpe, Loughborough, LE11 2WF

Planning appeal 3289048 at Main Street, Woodthorpe, Loughborough, LE11 2WF (Charnwood Borough Council) was allowed on 18 November 2022 by Inspector Johnson W, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would prejudice the housing strategy aims of the Council.

outline application with all matters reserved (except for access) for development of up to 120 new dwellings with access from Main Street, Woodthorpe, Loughborough

Authority
Charnwood Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Johnson W

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would prejudice the housing strategy aims of the Council
  • whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for: education, libraries, open space, affordable housing, healthcare, Biodiversity Net Gain and sustainable travel (highways)

What decided it

the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the significant benefits of market and affordable housing delivery outweighed the identified harms

the significant weight given to conflict with the development plan and the significant/moderate harms to landscape character and loss of best and most versatile agricultural land were outweighed by the very significant benefits of market and affordable housing delivery and significant economic benefits, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
ECLP Policy DS3ECLP Policy DS3(HA15)ECLP Policy DS1CS Policy CS1CS Policy CS11CLP Policy ST/2CLP policy CT/1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57

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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