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Allowed9 May 20233304137

Shawell Tile Works , Gibbet Lane , Shawell , Leicestershire , LE17 6AB

Planning appeal 3304137 at Shawell Tile Works , Gibbet Lane , Shawell , Leicestershire , LE17 6AB (Leicestershire County Council) was allowed on 9 May 2023 by Inspector Beeby C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that varying the conditions would have on the environment with regard to the location of the development.

the extension of the period for the operation of the Shawell roof tile works to 31st December 2030 or one year after the permanent cessation of sand and gravel production at the adjacent Shawell quarry processing plant, whichever is sooner – Shawell Tileworks, Gibbet Lane, Shawell, Leicestershire, LE17 6AB (Harborough District) without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 2017/1380/03 (2017/CM/0237/LCC), dated 18 October 2019

Authority
Leicestershire County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
minerals-waste · Other minor developments
Inspector
Beeby C
Postcode
LE17 6AB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect that varying the conditions would have on the environment with regard to the location of the development
  • The effect that varying the conditions would have on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The significant weight attributed to the economic benefits of the tile works' continued operation was found to outweigh the limited environmental and character/appearance harm identified.

the limited harm to the environment and to character and appearance was outweighed by the significant weight given to the economic benefits of continued tile production and associated job security

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GD3Policy M13Policy DM1Policy DM5Policy DM12Policy BE1Policy BE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 211Paragraph 56
Judgments
John Leslie Finney v Welsh Ministers & Carmarthenshire County Council [2019] EWCA Civ 1868, 2019 WL 05699117; I'm Your Man Ltd v SSE & North Somerset DC [1999] 4 PLR 107

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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