Land South of Junction 1 of the A50, Castle Donington, Leicestershire, DE74 2TW

development of up to 92,500 sq m GIA of storage and distribution units (B8), industrial units (B2) and light industrial units (B1c); service yards and parking areas; new vehicular accesses off Trent Lane / Station Road and Ryecroft Road with associated earthworks, drainage and attenuation features and other associated works (outline, all matters reserved except for the principal means of vehicular access to the site)

Authority: North West Leicestershire District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Baxter C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area and landscape
Whether the proposal integrates well with existing development and buildings

What decided it

The Inspector concluded that the proposal would not cause harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding landscape and would integrate well with existing development, so it accorded with the development plan.

Plan policies cited: Policy S3, Policy Ec2, Policy S3(ii), Policy S3(iv)

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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