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Allowed27 September 20223290744

Field Os 2713 2100, Longcliff Hill, Old Dalby , LE14 3LP

Planning appeal 3290744 at Field Os 2713 2100, Longcliff Hill, Old Dalby , LE14 3LP (Melton Borough Council) was allowed on 27 September 2022 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is reasonable or necessary in order to safeguard the ecological interest of the site, including the role of the ditch as a wildlife corridor.

the variation of conditions 2 (plans), 7 (footpath) and 13 (obscure glazing) of planning permission 18/01111/FUL for residential development on land off Longcliff Hill, Old Dalby that currently benefits from 3 outline planning approvals - 16/00911/OUT, 16/00184/OUT and 17/00743/OUT and the submission of additional details relating to (4 & 6) surface water drainage, (5) surface water management, (10) archaeology, (11) foul and surface drainage, (14) materials, (15) landscaping and(17) ridge heights of 2.5 storey dwellings without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 20/00593/VAC, dated 1 April 2021

Authority
Melton Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bayliss G
Postcode
LE14 3LP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the condition is reasonable or necessary in order to safeguard the ecological interest of the site, including the role of the ditch as a wildlife corridor

What decided it

The absence of any clearly stated evidence to demonstrate that the ditch plays an active role in the site's ecology and forms part of a wider wildlife corridor, combined with the clearly stated reasons for infilling the ditch, meant there were no adequate grounds for retention of the condition.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV3Policy EN2Policy ENV4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 15

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