Land Adjacent to Washbrook Lane, Oadby, Leicestershire, LE2 5QG

the construction of football centre comprising of 5 x 4G pitches ,club room and changing facilities, fencing, floodlighting and car park

Authority: Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Wraight G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on ecological interests and on trees
The effect of the proposal on flood risk
The effect of the proposal on the Green Wedge, the landscape and the adjacent Country Park
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of nearby dwellings

What decided it

The absence of adequate ecological survey work and failure to demonstrate that the sequential test for flood risk had been passed meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan, and the moderate benefits offered did not outweigh this harm.

Plan policies cited: Policy 37, Policy 38, Policy 42, Policy 44, Policy 6

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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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