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Allowed11 October 20243343901

12 The Chestnuts , Belvoir Road, Redmile, NG13 0GL

Planning appeal 3343901 at 12 The Chestnuts , Belvoir Road, Redmile, NG13 0GL (Melton Borough Council) was allowed on 11 October 2024 by Inspector Boughton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would amount to an undue concentration of childrens' homes in Redmile to the detriment of the amenity of residents and public services.

Flexible change of use in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 3, Class V of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 from Use Class C3 (dwelling) to Use Class C2 (Children's Care Home)

Authority
Melton Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Boughton A
Postcode
NG13 0GL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would amount to an undue concentration of childrens' homes in Redmile to the detriment of the amenity of residents and public services

What decided it

The written ministerial statement of May 2023 on planning for accommodation for looked-after children requires significant weight to be attached to such provision, which substantially outweighs the Council's unsupported concerns about concentration and amenity impact.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy C7Policy SS3

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