®Planning appeal decision
Breach Lane Farm, Breach Lane, Earl Shilton, LEICESTER, LE9 7FB
the change of use of land for the storage, repair, restoration and sale of vehicles, associated shipping containers and area of hardstanding (mixed use) (part retrospective)
- Authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
What decided it
The potential, if planning permission were granted, for the vehicle storage, repair and sales use to expand into a wider-market, higher-intensity commercial operation that would significantly harm the rural character and appearance of the area.
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, including from the hardstanding, outweighed the limited economic benefit of four jobs, resulting in dismissal of the appeals.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1, Policy DM4, Policy DM10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.