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Allowed8 September 20223296353

Land Adjacent to Walton Hall, Chapel Lane, Walton, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 5RL

Planning appeal 3296353 at Land Adjacent to Walton Hall, Chapel Lane, Walton, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 5RL (Harborough District Council) was allowed on 8 September 2022 by Inspector Young D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in both appeals is whether the development would accord with the development plan and if so, would any other considerations indicate that permission should be refused.

a self-build and custom housebuilding development of a two-storey detached dwelling incorporating a home office, associated landscaping and new access formed through the front brick boundary wall off Chapel Lane with new dropped kerb. Trees are proposed to be felled as part of the works

Authority
Harborough District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Young D
Postcode
LE17 5RL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue in both appeals is whether the development would accord with the development plan and if so, would any other considerations indicate that permission should be refused.

What decided it

The Appellants' housing needs surveys properly evidenced a local need for self-build/custom housing, satisfying the requirements of Policy GD4(1)(a) and thereby securing accordance with the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GD4Policy GD2Policy GD3Policy H3Policy H5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 62Paragraph 11

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