Planning appeal decision
Field Os 5000 and 5812, Tofts Hill, Stathern, Leicestershire, LE14 4HU
Planning appeal 3289753 at Field Os 5000 and 5812, Tofts Hill, Stathern, Leicestershire, LE14 4HU (Melton Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2022 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the development, having regard to the development plan and national policy.
demolition of redundant barns and their replacement with a single dwelling house (Class C3)
- Authority
- Melton Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the development, having regard to the development plan and national policy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the Stathern Conservation Area
What decided it
The appeal site's location outside the Limits to Development in the made Neighbourhood Plan, combined with the proposal's failure to meet the criteria for countryside development and its harmful impact on the character of the area and the setting of the Conservation Area, led to dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS2Policy H1Policy H2Policy EN1Policy EN6Policy EN13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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