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Allowed18 January 20243323113

Land East of Stoke Road and North of Normandy Way (A47), Hinckley, LE10 3EA

Planning appeal 3323113 at Land East of Stoke Road and North of Normandy Way (A47), Hinckley, LE10 3EA (Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council) was allowed on 18 January 2024 by Inspector Wilde J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not safe and suitable access to the proposed development would be available for all users.

the erection of up to 475 dwellings, including public open space, land reserved for a primary school together with future expansion land (Use Class F1(a)), drainage, landscaping and associated infrastructure

Authority
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Wilde J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not safe and suitable access to the proposed development would be available for all users.
  • Whether or not the proposed development would result in unacceptable impacts on the transport network.
  • Whether or not contributions to mitigate the impacts of the proposed development are a necessary and reasonable requirement, and whether such contributions have been made.

What decided it

The Council's withdrawal of its highway objection after the appellant submitted satisfactory transport modelling data, leaving no evidence of unacceptable highway or transport impacts.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 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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