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Allowed7 March 20233307816

Field Number 4073, Countesthorpe Road, Whetstone, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 6LD

Planning appeal 3307816 at Field Number 4073, Countesthorpe Road, Whetstone, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 6LD (Blaby District Council) was allowed on 7 March 2023 by Inspector Fort G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the appeal scheme on highway safety, including whether a safe and suitable access to the site can be achieved.

the change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for 3 Gypsy families, each with 2 caravans including no more than one static caravan/mobile home, together with laying of hardstanding and erection of two amenity buildings

Authority
Blaby District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Fort G
Postcode
LE8 6LD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the appeal scheme on highway safety, including whether a safe and suitable access to the site can be achieved

What decided it

The Inspector's conclusion that, applying Manual for Streets 2 (rather than DMRB) visibility standards and given only a modest increase in traffic, a safe and suitable access could be achieved, subject to conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS9Policy SA4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56
Judgments
Lisa Smith v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities [2022] EWCA Civ 1391

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