Vacant Plot, Forest Road, Huncote, LE9 3LE

the erection of a dwelling

Authority: Blaby District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Murray D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the principle of the development proposed accords with the strategy in the development plan and would be sustainable development
Whether the proposal amounts to an acceptable form of 'infilling'
Whether development in the vicinity of the site would result in a poor and unsatisfactory residential environment for the occupiers by virtue of odour and noise
The effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan strategy for countryside locations, would cause significant harm to rural character through a cramped appearance, lacks sustainability due to poor accessibility, and fails to demonstrate protection of future occupiers from noise and odour impacts from adjacent commercial operations.

Framework references: 149

Plan policies cited: CS18, DM2, FV8, CS2, FV6

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