Chapel Farm, Foxton Road, Lubenham, Market Harborough, LE16 7RY

Planning appeal 3347442 at Chapel Farm, Foxton Road, Lubenham, Market Harborough, LE16 7RY (Harborough District Council) was allowed on 26 February 2025 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing having regard to access to services.

for the demolition of agricultural buildings and the erection of five dwellings, associated access and landscaping

Authority: Harborough District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Williams K
Postcode: LE16 7RY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for housing having regard to access to services
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the realistic fallback position of approved schemes that would have similar impacts, meant the adverse impacts of the proposal did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The adverse impacts of conflict with the development plan due to location and harm to character and appearance did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery when assessed against the Framework as a whole, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SS1Policy GD3Policy GD4Policy GD8Policy LNP16Policy LNP14Policy LNP17
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 15

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