Planning appeal decision
40 Nursery Close, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9SN
Planning appeal 3346612 at 40 Nursery Close, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9SN (Charnwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 August 2024 by Inspector Couper C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host property and the area.
a front extension and addition of first floor accommodation and miscellaneous internal alterations
- Authority
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Couper C
- Postcode
- LE12 9SN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host property and the area
What decided it
The significant and domineering bulk of the dormers and their awkward, contrived appearance at odds with the host property's original form and the character of the area outweighs the appellant's private benefit of providing a flexible home.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS2EV/1H/17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 139
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 Charnwood
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Dismissed5 October 2026600943334 - 36 Station Road, Rearsby, LE7 4YY
- Allowed29 September 20266010437Simtec Materials Handling, Unit 116, The Burrows, East Goscote, LE7 3XD
- Allowed28 September 20266006703Former Rear Gardens to 77 Frederick Street, 2,4,6,8,10,12,14 Arthur Street, Loughborough, LE11 3AY
- Dismissed26 August 202660091601034 Melton Road, Syston, LE7 2NN
- Allowed17 August 2026600829019 Loughborough Road, Burton On The Wolds, LE12 5AF
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.
®