Land adjacent to 64 Anstey Lane, Thurcaston, LE7 7JA

proposed new 3 bedroom residential dwelling with vehicular access, parking and amenity space

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area bearing in mind it would be within the Thurcaston Conservation Area and within the settings of the grade II listed Thurcaston Grange and the grade II* listed Church of the All Saints

What decided it

The harm to the conservation area and the settings and significance of the two listed buildings, to which great weight must be attached, outweighs the modest public benefits of the proposal including housing delivery and economic benefits.

The modest public benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits and other amenities were insufficient to outweigh the great weight attached to the harm to the conservation area and the harm to the setting and significance of the two listed buildings.

Plan policies cited: CS14 of the Charnwood Local Plan 2011 to 2028 Core Strategy (2015), Policy T&C7 of the Thurcaston and Cropston Neighbourhood Plan 2015 to 2028 (2016), Policy EV/8 of the emerging Charnwood Local Plan (2021-2037)

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