Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To Stables, Cooks Lane, Sapcote, Leicestershire, LE9 4FE
Planning appeal 3330870 at Land Adjacent To Stables, Cooks Lane, Sapcote, Leicestershire, LE9 4FE (Blaby District Council) was allowed on 18 June 2024 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies concerned with housing in rural areas.
a single two-storey detached dwelling with vehicle access and parking
- Authority
- Blaby District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sibley G
- Postcode
- LE9 4FE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies concerned with housing in rural areas
- Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed Church of All Saints
What decided it
The site's location within a group of existing buildings at the settlement edge, combined with the proposed dwelling's subordinate scale relative to the listed church's spire and the retention of views towards the countryside, satisfied both the suitability of location and heritage preservation requirements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS5Policy CS18Policy CS20Policy FV7Policy FV8Development Management Policy 1LP Policy DM12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 30Paragraph 83
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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