®Planning appeal decision
Land at 21 Billington Road East, Elmesthorpe, Leicester, LE9 7SB
Planning appeal 3328006 at Land at 21 Billington Road East, Elmesthorpe, Leicester, LE9 7SB (Blaby District Council) was dismissed on 14 June 2024 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national planning policy.
the demolition of exiting agricultural barns and erection of three dwellings, including associated access road and hardstanding
- Authority
- Blaby District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- LE9 7SB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national planning policy
- Whether future occupiers of the proposed dwellings would have acceptable access to key services by a range of transport modes
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial harm from developing isolated dwellings in the countryside with poor access to services and harm to rural character significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits from construction were outweighed by substantial harm from isolation, poor access to services by sustainable transport modes, and harm to the character and appearance of the countryside
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS5Policy CS10Policy CS18Policy CS24Policy DM2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 135Paragraph 180
- Judgments
- Braintree DC v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2018] EWCA Civ 610; Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling BC [2017] EWCA Civ 1314
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.