®Planning appeal decision
Wide View , Fenn Lanes, Fenny Drayton, CV13 6BJ
the change of use from agricultural land to storage of agricultural machinery, vehicles and materials, vehicular access (Retrospective)
- Authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Plenty B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed use on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety, especially with respect to the use of the access
What decided it
The combination of significant harm to rural character and appearance from the exposed storage use, coupled with inadequate highway visibility splays creating an unacceptable safety risk, outweighed the limited economic benefits.
the adverse impacts of the proposal on the area and highway safety would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits to the local economy when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 219
Plan policies cited: Policy DM4, Policy DM10, Policy DM17
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.