®Planning appeal decision
Seagrave Grange, The Barn, Big Lane, Seagrave, Leicestershire, LE12 7BG
Planning appeal 3345269 at Seagrave Grange, The Barn, Big Lane, Seagrave, Leicestershire, LE12 7BG (Charnwood Borough Council) was allowed on 9 January 2025 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to relevant local and national planning policy.
the conversion of a barn to 1no. residential unit (C3), including partial demolition and creation of associated garden area
- Authority
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- LE12 7BG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to relevant local and national planning policy
What decided it
The development would re-use a redundant building and enhance its immediate setting, bringing it within the exception in paragraph 84 of the Framework for isolated homes in the countryside, and the moderate harm from isolation and car reliance did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against Framework policies as a whole.
The moderate harm arising from the development of an isolated dwelling with reliance on private car access did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits comprising a single dwelling contribution, limited social and economic benefits, and modest environmental benefit from enhancement of the building's setting.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy ST/2 of the 2004 Charnwood Local PlanSaved Policy CT/1 of the 2004 Charnwood Local PlanSaved Policy EV/1 of the 2004 Charnwood Local PlanPolicy CS1 of the Charnwood Core StrategyPolicy CS2 of the Charnwood Core StrategyPolicy CS11 of the Charnwood Core StrategyPolicy CS13 of the Charnwood Core StrategyPolicy CS25 of the Charnwood Core StrategyDraft Policy DS1 of the emerging Charnwood Local PlanDraft Policy OS1 of the emerging Charnwood Local PlanDraft Policy C1 of the emerging Charnwood Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 83Paragraph 84Paragraph 110
- Judgments
- Braintree District Council v SSCLG & others [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin); Braintree District Council v SSCLG & others [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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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