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Dismissed14 February 20233300733

The Causeway, Church Causeway, Church Langton, LE16 7SU

Planning appeal 3300733 at The Causeway, Church Causeway, Church Langton, LE16 7SU (Harborough District Council) was dismissed on 14 February 2023 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the development plan and national policy.

Erection of 9 x residential dwellings

Authority
Harborough District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Russell M
Postcode
LE16 7SU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the development plan and national policy
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the setting of the Church Langton Conservation Area
  • whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers of the proposal with particular regard to privacy

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the clear spatial objectives of the up-to-date development plan by locating market housing outside the settlement boundary in the countryside where it is not permitted, and this conflict is not outweighed by the modest housing contribution given the Council's demonstrated five-year housing land supply.

the modest contribution to housing numbers and limited social and economic benefits were outweighed by the conflict with the spatial strategy of the up-to-date development plan and the significant harm to character and appearance and conservation area setting

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS1Policy H1Policy H2Policy H3Policy GD2Policy GD4Policy GD8Policy HC1Policy ENV6Policy DBE1Policy DBE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 12Paragraph 202

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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