®Planning appeal decision
Home Field, Anstey Lane, Thurcaston, LE7 7JB
Planning appeal 3315997 at Home Field, Anstey Lane, Thurcaston, LE7 7JB (Charnwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2023 by Inspector Castle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on designated heritage assets, with particular regard to the character and appearance of the Thurcaston Conservation Area, and the setting of the Grade II listed buildings within the Bybrook Farm complex.
erection of four detached residential dwellings, including two detached carports, with enhanced open space and associated vehicular access
- Authority
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Castle S
- Postcode
- LE7 7JB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on designated heritage assets, with particular regard to the character and appearance of the Thurcaston Conservation Area, and the setting of the Grade II listed buildings within the Bybrook Farm complex
- the character and appearance of the area in relation to landscape and the Area of Local Separation
- the living conditions of existing surrounding occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- biodiversity and protected species
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets (the Thurcaston Conservation Area and the Grade II listed buildings at Bybrook Farm) outweighs the moderate public benefits of the proposal, particularly given the great weight that must be attributed to the conservation of these irreplaceable heritage assets.
The moderate public benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were outweighed by the great weight given to the conservation of the designated heritage assets and the identified less than substantial harm to their significance, with the tilted balance not applying due to the heritage asset exception in Framework paragraph 11.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS2Policy CS11Policy CS13Policy CS14Policy EV/1Policy CT/1Policy CT/2Policy CT/4Policy T&C7Policy T&C12Policy EV6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 174Paragraph 180Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 219
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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