®Planning appeal decision
West End Farm, 5 Far Street, Wymeswold, Leicestershire, LE12 6TZ
Planning appeal 3320992 at West End Farm, 5 Far Street, Wymeswold, Leicestershire, LE12 6TZ (Charnwood Borough Council) was allowed on 7 February 2024 by Inspector Boughton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development.
Erection of 3 dwellings, alterations to existing vehicular access, refurbishment of existing outbuilding and associated works
- Authority
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Boughton A
- Postcode
- LE12 6TZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development
- whether the site can be afforded safe and suitable access
What decided it
The tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) applied because the Council could not demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, and the modest benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable location outweighed the negligible highway safety impact and nominal harm to the conservation area.
The nominal harm to the conservation area and any other harm was outweighed by the provision of dwellings in a sustainable location, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) because the Council could not demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ST/2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 114Paragraph 115
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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