Planning appeal decision
1 Leicester Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0DB
Planning appeal 3304317 at 1 Leicester Road, Melton Mowbray, LE13 0DB (Melton Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 November 2022 by Inspector McHugh I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed pillars would result in an unsafe and unsuitable access for the neighbouring dwelling at number 1A Leicester Road.
three pillars on boundary line at front of property
- Authority
- Melton Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McHugh I
- Postcode
- LE13 0DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed pillars would result in an unsafe and unsuitable access for the neighbouring dwelling at number 1A Leicester Road
What decided it
The pillars create unsafe access conditions that would require vehicles to reverse onto a busy main road with significant traffic flow and proximity to a bus stop, conflicting with policies IN2 and DN1.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy IN2Policy DN1
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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