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Dismissed11 March 20243330838

The Cottage, 92 Low Woods Lane, Belton, Loughborough, LE12 9TR

Planning appeal 3330838 at The Cottage, 92 Low Woods Lane, Belton, Loughborough, LE12 9TR (North West Leicestershire District Council) was dismissed on 11 March 2024 by Inspector Ford K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be a suitable location for residential development having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan.

conversion and extension of a workshop building to a single self-build dwelling

Authority
North West Leicestershire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Ford K
Postcode
LE12 9TR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be a suitable location for residential development having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan
  • The self-build and custom housebuilding duty

What decided it

The proposal would locate residential development in an unsustainable countryside location that is physically and visually separated from the nearest settlement and not easily accessible by sustainable transport, conflicting with the development plan spatial strategy and NPPF, and this conflict is not outweighed by the limited self-build benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S2Policy S3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84

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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