Land east of Stoke Road and north of Normandy Way (A47), Hinckley, LE10 3EA

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.

Framework references: 114, 115

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