®Planning appeal decision
Archway House, Harborough Road, Lubenham, MARKET HARBOROUGH, LE16 9SZ
erection of up to eight sustainable and energy positive self-build/custom build homes
- Authority
- Harborough District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the character and appearance of the site and the area
- whether the development would be in a suitable location having regard to the policies of the Harborough Local Plan 2019 and accessibility to services
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance caused by the visual prominence of the seven dwellings outweighed the benefits of self-build housing provision and other considerations.
The significant harm to character and appearance was the overriding factor; the proposal's benefits in self-build housing provision and other considerations provided insufficient justification to grant planning permission contrary to development plan policies
Plan policies cited: LP policy SS1, LP policy GD2, LP policy GD5, LP policy GD8, LP policy GD1, LP policy GD3, LP policy GD4, LP policy H1, LP policy H5, LP policy IN2, NP policy LNP03
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