Land off Roundhill, Kirby Muxloe, Blaby, Leicestershire, LE9 2DY

up to 9 serviced plots for self-build and custom housebuilding

Authority: Blaby District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Webb B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to its effects on designated heritage assets
the effect of the development on the living conditions of occupants of 5 and 6 Roundhill in relation to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The less than substantial but considerable/great weight harm to the setting of the listed castle, the Scheduled Ancient Monument and the Conservation Area outweighed the minor public benefits of the self-build housing proposal.

the less than substantial harm to designated heritage assets, attracting considerable to great weight, outweighed the minor social and economic benefits of the self-build housing scheme, tipping the balance against the proposal

Framework references: 208

Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS16, Policy CS20, Policy DM12, Policy DM1, Policy DM10

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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