®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Aqueduct Road, Coleorton, Leicestershire, LE67 8JA
Planning appeal 3324297 at Land North of Aqueduct Road, Coleorton, Leicestershire, LE67 8JA (North West Leicestershire District Council) was dismissed on 12 March 2024 by Inspector Radcliffe I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the proposed development would comply with the spatial strategy of the development plan.
the erection of a new 4 bedroom self-build dwelling, double garage and associated external works
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Radcliffe I
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of the proposed development would comply with the spatial strategy of the development plan
- the accessibility of services and facilities from the appeal site by sustainable modes of transport
- the self-build and custom housebuilding duty
What decided it
The proposal's location in a Small Village within the countryside, combined with poor accessibility to services and facilities by sustainable transport and significant reliance on private vehicles, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest contribution to self-build provision.
The adverse impacts of the proposal (environmental harm and conflict with spatial strategy) significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits (moderate social benefit from self-build provision and insignificant economic benefit) when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S2Policy S3Policy H5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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