4 Green Lane, Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, LE8 5QQ

Planning appeal 3305853 at 4 Green Lane, Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, LE8 5QQ (Blaby District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 28 November 2023 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development preserves or enhances the setting, character or appearance of the Countesthorpe Conservation Area and the nearby listed building.

Unauthorised construction of a timber framed outbuilding, decking, alterations to land levels and installation of lawn edging timbers

Authority: Blaby District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Baxter C
Postcode: LE8 5QQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development preserves or enhances the setting, character or appearance of the Countesthorpe Conservation Area and the nearby listed building

What decided it

The development causes less than substantial harm to the setting, character and appearance of the Countesthorpe Conservation Area and the adjacent Grade II listed building, and the minimal public benefits do not outweigh this harm.

The less than substantial harm to the heritage assets was weighed against the minimal public benefits of providing accommodation for an ageing population, with the harm outweighing the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM1Policy DM12Policy CS2Policy CS20
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
Judgments: Skerritts of Nottingham Ltd v SSETR (No. 2) [2000] 2 PLR 102; Attorney-General ex rel. Sutcliffe and Others v Calderdale Borough Council (1983) 46 P. & C.R. 399

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