®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Aqueduct Road, Coleorton, Leicestershire, LE67 8JA
the erection of a new 4 bedroom self-build dwelling, double garage and associated external works
- Authority
- North West Leicestershire District Council
- 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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S2, Policy S3, Policy H5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.