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Allowed17 May 20243331081

Land at Brascote Lane, Newbold Verdon, LE9 9LE

Planning appeal 3331081 at Land at Brascote Lane, Newbold Verdon, LE9 9LE (Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council) was allowed on 17 May 2024 by Inspector Woodwards O, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for development of this type, having regard to local and national planning policy and guidance.

the construction of up to 239 dwellings with associated landscaping, open space, drainage infrastructure and associated works

Authority
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Woodwards O

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for development of this type, having regard to local and national planning policy and guidance
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, particularly regarding landscape
  • whether or not the site is in a suitable location for housing, with adequate access to services

What decided it

The substantial benefits of market and affordable housing delivery in a location found to be acceptable outweighed the limited harms identified, notwithstanding conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy.

The substantial benefits of market and affordable housing, together with moderate benefits from economic activity, ecological enhancement and open space, were found to be 'many and weighty' and outweighed the 'few' and lesser harms from conflict with the spatial strategy and limited harm to character and appearance, such that it was not necessary to engage the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 11Policy 7Policy DM4Policy DM17
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 61Paragraph 180Paragraph 57

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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