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Allowed6 February 20253346350

Land at Gaulby Road, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AF

Planning appeal 3346350 at Land at Gaulby Road, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AF (Harborough District Council) was allowed on 6 February 2025 by Inspector Savage K, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

outline application for up to 48 dwellings, including 30 custom housebuild plots and 18 affordable First Homes, with associated vehicular access, school drop off area with 40 spaces, landscaping, and drainage infrastructure (access only to be considered)

Authority
Harborough District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Savage K
Postcode
LE7 9AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

What decided it

The Inspector's finding that the proposal would preserve the character and appearance of Billesdon and its landscape setting, meaning there was no conflict with the development plan taken as a whole, reinforced by the very significant weight attached to addressing the acute shortfall in self-build/custom housebuilding provision.

The very significant benefit of meeting an acute shortfall in self-build/custom housebuilding provision, together with further favourable weight for First Homes affordable housing and modest benefits from biodiversity gain, combined with an absence of identified harm to character, heritage or highway safety, led the Inspector to find the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole and should be allowed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GD2(2)(e)Policy GD8(1)(d)Policy GD5Policy BPr14Policy BPr20Policy H5Policy H2Policy H1Policy BPr1Policy BrP13Policy GD4Policy BPr2HLP Policy CC4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 58

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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