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The Water Tower, Roe House Lane, Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire, DE12 7AP
Planning appeal 3343898 at The Water Tower, Roe House Lane, Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire, DE12 7AP (Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 August 2024 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.
the residential conversion of an existing water tower and associated external works
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hartley S
- Postcode
- DE12 7AP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed dwellinghouse would be in a sustainable location
What decided it
The very significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the incongruous and overly urbanised design of the conversion, combined with the isolated and unsustainable countryside location, was not outweighed by the modest housing and economic benefits.
The adverse impacts of the proposal, including very significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with identified development plan policies, were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified benefits (reuse of vacant building on previously developed land, limited employment, support for local services, and modest housing supply contribution) when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM10Policy DM4Policy DM15Policy DM1Policy DM17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 82Paragraph 109Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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