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

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

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.

Framework references: 15

Plan policies cited: Policy ENV3, Policy EN2, Policy ENV4

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