®Planning appeal decision
31 Church Road, Wanlip, Leicester, Leics, LE7 4PJ
proposed new dwelling
- Authority
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sibley G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies concerned with housing in rural areas
- The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The adverse impact of the proposed dwelling on the spatial housing strategy of the Framework, which seeks to promote walking, cycling and public transport and actively manage patterns of growth, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits when weighed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole.
The moderate cumulative benefits of the scheme (housing delivery, economic and social benefits, self-build provision, biodiversity net gain) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to the spatial housing strategy and the conflict with development plan policies on character and appearance and location in rural areas.
Framework references: 11, 77, 226
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS2, Policy CS3, Policy CS10, Policy CS11, Policy CT/1, Policy CT/2, Policy ST/2, Policy EV/1, Policy DS1, Policy DS5, Policy C1, Policy H6
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.