Planning appeal decision
The Round House, 156 Leicester Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5QW
Planning appeal 3347656 at The Round House, 156 Leicester Road, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5QW (Blaby District Council) was dismissed on 16 January 2025 by Inspector Marriott H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
‘the continued use of land for the siting of four storage containers’
- Authority
- Blaby District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Marriott H
- Postcode
- LE8 5QW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the site is a suitable location for the development having regard to the development plan
What decided it
The development's unacceptable adverse effect on the character and appearance of the countryside combined with its location outside settlement boundaries in an unsuitable location for employment development contrary to the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS18Policy DM2Policy DM3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 89Paragraph 129Paragraph 135Paragraph 187
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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