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Dismissed1 August 20223291416

1 Hat Road, Leicester, LE3 2WF

Planning appeal 3291416 at 1 Hat Road, Leicester, LE3 2WF (Blaby District Council) was dismissed on 1 August 2022 by Inspector Williamson J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to plot size.

erection of one detached one and a half storey dwelling

Authority
Blaby District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Williamson J
Postcode
LE3 2WF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to plot size
  • whether the proposal would have an unacceptable impact on highway safety, with particular regard to parking
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of existing occupiers, with regard to outdoor amenity space
  • whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to outdoor amenity space

What decided it

The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the substantially reduced plot sizes, combined with the unsatisfactory living conditions for existing occupiers due to inadequate private outdoor amenity space, outweighed the limited benefits of the proposal.

the benefits of one additional dwelling and limited economic benefits did not outweigh the substantial harms to character and appearance and the unsatisfactory living conditions for existing occupiers

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS2 of the Blaby District Local Plan (Core Strategy) Development Plan Document (2013)Policy DM1 of the Blaby District Local Plan (Delivery) Development Plan Document (2019)Policy DM8 of the Blaby District Local Plan (Delivery) Development Plan Document (2019)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130Paragraph 111

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