Land Between 2 and 4 Sandham Bridge Road , Cropston , LE7 7GS

erection of bungalow with associated works

Authority: Charnwood Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: McDonagh C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the Council's development plan strategy for the location of housing

What decided it

The benefits of the proposal in boosting housing supply with a smaller dwelling of identified need, safeguarding services in small villages, and accordance with the emerging Local Plan policy DS1 outweighed the conflict with the development plan strategy for housing location.

The conflict with the development plan strategy for housing location was outweighed by the benefits of boosting housing supply with a smaller dwelling of identified need, safeguarding services in small villages and hamlets, and accordance with the emerging Local Plan policy DS1 which is afforded significant weight.

Framework references: 11, 14, 82, 83

Plan policies cited: CS1, T&C2, T&C4, C1, DS1

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