®Planning appeal decision
Land adjoining The Causeway, Church Causeway, Church Langton, Market Harborough, LE16 7SU
two serviced plots for self-build and custom housebuilding
- Authority
- Harborough District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the development plan and national strategy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the area of separation and whether it would preserve or enhance the setting of the Church Langton Conservation Area (CA)
What decided it
The proposal's location outside the settlement boundary and its failure to adjoin or be visually connected to the built-up area conflicted with the development plan's spatial strategy, and this harm was not outweighed by the limited benefits.
The minor benefits of housing delivery, economic activity and biodiversity enhancement, each given limited weight, did not outweigh the identified conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy.
Framework references: 56
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, NP Policy H2, LP Policy GD2, LP Policy GD4, LP Policy H5, NP Policy H3, LP Policy HC1, NP Policy ENV6, NP Policy DBE3, NP Policy ENV2
Judgments cited: Corbett v Cornwall
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.