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Allowed13 July 20223296156

Land Adjacent the Crompton Road , Asfordby Hill, LE14 3QS

Planning appeal 3296156 at Land Adjacent the Crompton Road , Asfordby Hill, LE14 3QS (Melton Borough Council) was allowed on 13 July 2022 by Inspector Raygen Z, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the setting of heritage assets (Kirby Bellars Priory Scheduled Monument, Church of St Peter listed building Grade I and Kirby Bellars Medieval Moat, Fishponds and 17th Century Garden Scheduled Monument).

for the erection of up to 90 dwellings with all matters reserved other than means of access

Authority
Melton Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Raygen Z

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the setting of heritage assets (Kirby Bellars Priory Scheduled Monument, Church of St Peter listed building Grade I and Kirby Bellars Medieval Moat, Fishponds and 17th Century Garden Scheduled Monument)
  • The effect of the proposal on the landscape character and appearance of the area including the Area of Separation

What decided it

The public benefits of the scheme, particularly significant weight given to housing and affordable housing delivery, outweighed the less than substantial harm identified to the setting of the heritage assets.

the public benefits, including market and affordable housing delivery, economic benefits, open space and biodiversity net gain, outweighed the less than substantial harm to the significance of the heritage assets

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN13Policy C1(A)Policy EN1Policy EN4Policy EN6Policy C4Policy C9Policy C2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 202Paragraph 57

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