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Allowed3 August 20233301363

Debdale Lane, Smeeton Westerby, Market Harborough, LE8 0QD

Planning appeal 3301363 at Debdale Lane, Smeeton Westerby, Market Harborough, LE8 0QD (Harborough District Council) was allowed on 3 August 2023 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is an appropriate location for the development proposed having regard to the development plan and any other material considerations.

to convert an agricultural building into one residential dwelling

Authority
Harborough District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Wilson D
Postcode
LE8 0QD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is an appropriate location for the development proposed having regard to the development plan and any other material considerations

What decided it

The extant Class Q permitted development right, which would allow the same conversion without planning permission, provided a material consideration of significant weight that justified departure from the development plan conflict.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GD4

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