Planning appeal decision
20 Cromford Road, Cosby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 1TL
Planning appeal 3307106 at 20 Cromford Road, Cosby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 1TL (Blaby District Council) was dismissed on 3 August 2023 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is an appropriate location for the development proposed having regard to the development plan.
retrospective change of use of “scrub land” to residential curtilage
- Authority
- Blaby District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wilson D
- Postcode
- LE9 1TL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is an appropriate location for the development proposed having regard to the development plan
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on ecology
What decided it
The proposal materially harms the functions of the designated green wedge by eroding its open and undeveloped character, which is contrary to the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS16Policy CS2Policy CS19
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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