®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Broughton Way, Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, LE9 6SH
for a residential development
- Authority
- Harborough District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Thandi B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area and the defined Area of Separation
What decided it
The proposed development would unacceptably reduce the physical and perceptual gap between Broughton Astley and Sutton in the Elms, adversely affecting the character and appearance of the area and the defined Area of Separation, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision.
The benefits of housing supply (moderate weight), affordable housing and self-build plots (significant weight), sustainable location (moderate weight), and construction jobs and biodiversity net gain (moderate weight) were outweighed by the significant adverse impacts on character and appearance, coalescence between settlements, conflict with development plan policies (very significant weight), and the absence of a planning obligation to secure community contributions and affordable housing delivery.
Plan policies cited: Policy GD2, Policy GD5, Policy GD8, Policy H5, Policy GI5, Policy H3, Policy EH2
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.