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Dismissed6 September 20243343390

The Barn Seagrave Road, Thrussington, Leicester, LE7 4TR

Planning appeal 3343390 at The Barn Seagrave Road, Thrussington, Leicester, LE7 4TR (Charnwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 September 2024 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development considering the spatial strategy and accessibility to services and facilities.

the erection of one self-build dwelling with garage building, parking, landscaping and relocation of gates

Authority
Charnwood Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bennett T
Postcode
LE7 4TR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development considering the spatial strategy and accessibility to services and facilities

What decided it

The site's unsustainable location beyond the settlement boundary, away from services and facilities, with future occupants dependent on private vehicle use, conflicts with the spatial strategy and Framework objectives to promote sustainable development, and this conflict is not outweighed by the modest benefits of delivering one self-build dwelling.

The modest benefits of delivering one self-build dwelling (addressing a shortfall of 67 plots) and removing suburban gates were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impact on the spatial strategy and the Framework's promotion of sustainable patterns of development, when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CT/1Policy CT/2Policy H1Policy CS25Emerging Policy C1Emerging Policy DS1Emerging Policy OS1Emerging Policy H6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 109Paragraph 226Paragraph 11

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