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Dismissed12 July 20243334034

Land Rear of West View, Main Street, Cotesbach, LE17 4HZ

Planning appeal 3334034 at Land Rear of West View, Main Street, Cotesbach, LE17 4HZ (Harborough District Council) was dismissed on 12 July 2024 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of a single bungalow

Authority
Harborough District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Billings C
Postcode
LE17 4HZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposed bungalow would be harmful to the character and appearance of the area by breaking the established linear pattern and consistent garden depths of properties along Main Street, conflicting with Policy GD8 of the Local Plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GD2Policy GD4Policy GD8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 82Paragraph 60Paragraph 70

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