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Allowed5 May 20233304644

Land off Leconfield Road, Nanpantan

Planning appeal 3304644 at Land off Leconfield Road, Nanpantan (Charnwood Borough Council) was allowed on 5 May 2023 by Inspector Hockenhull H, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area.

residential development with associated infrastructure for up to 30 dwellings, including detail of associated point of access. All other matters (landscaping, scale, layout and appearance) reserved

Authority
Charnwood Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Hockenhull H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
  • the effect of the development on biodiversity
  • whether or not the adverse impacts of the development significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits

What decided it

The lack of a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the significant benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery outweighed the moderate landscape and heritage harms identified.

The significant benefits of housing land supply, affordable housing, sustainable location, biodiversity net gain and open space outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance and the less than substantial heritage harm, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CS3Policy CS11Policy CS13Policy CS14Policy CS15Policy CS16Policy CS17Policy CS24Policy CS25Policy ST/2Draft Policy DS1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 174Paragraph 180Paragraph 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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