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Dismissed19 July 20243336777

Barrow Hill Quarry, Mill Lane, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, LE9 7TR

Planning appeal 3336777 at Barrow Hill Quarry, Mill Lane, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, LE9 7TR (Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 July 2024 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, in particular regard to the scale, layout and density of the development.

the erection of 36 residential holiday lodges and a management building with associated vehicular accesses, parking, surface water balancing and landscaping

Authority
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Billings C
Postcode
LE9 7TR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, in particular regard to the scale, layout and density of the development

What decided it

The increased density and closer positioning of lodges to site boundaries would significantly reduce perimeter landscaping and increase visibility from public footpaths, unacceptably harming the character and appearance of the surrounding area contrary to Policy DM10 c).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM10 c)

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