Planning appeal decision
Land at the New Coach House, Main Street, Tugby, Leicestershire, LE7 9WD
Planning appeal 3345398 at Land at the New Coach House, Main Street, Tugby, Leicestershire, LE7 9WD (Harborough District Council) was allowed on 14 November 2024 by Inspector Boughton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character or appearance of the area including the conservation area and on the setting of nearby listed buildings.
erection of four new-build dwellings: 2no. 2-bed dwellings (semi-detached), 1no. 3-bed dwelling (detached), and 1no. 4-bed dwelling (detached) with ten parking spaces, and the refurbishment and extension of the existing barn to create a new 2-bed dwelling
- Authority
- Harborough District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Boughton A
- Postcode
- LE7 9WD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character or appearance of the area including the conservation area and on the setting of nearby listed buildings
- living conditions for occupiers of the development
What decided it
The proposed planting scheme, including replacement and additional trees, would adequately mitigate visual impact and preserve the character and appearance of the conservation area whilst enhancing visual amenity, with no unacceptable impacts on living conditions for future occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GD2Policy GD8Policy H3Policy H5Policy ENV6
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Harborough
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Dismissed13 October 20266011211Land East of Kilworth Road, Walton, LE17 6JG
- Dismissed6 October 20266008843The Grange, Arnesby Road, Fleckney, LE8 8AQ
- Dismissed2 October 2026600924567 Main Street, Bushby, LE7 9PL
- Allowed1 October 20266008177Land to the West of Leicester Road (B6047), Leicester Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7QT
- Dismissed17 September 20266009409Godolphin House Stables, Broughton Lane, Leire, LE17 5ER
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®