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Allowed13 March 20253348387

Land East of The Common, Barwell, LE9 8BR

Planning appeal 3348387 at Land East of The Common, Barwell, LE9 8BR (Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council) was allowed on 13 March 2025 by Inspector Murray D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principle of housing development on this site.

the demolition of all buildings on site and development of up to 95 dwellings, together with associated access, open space and landscaping

Authority
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Murray D
Postcode
LE9 8BR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The principle of housing development on this site
  • The effect on the character of the area including the local countryside landscape and the character and function of a Green Wedge
  • The quantum of development proposed

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, under which the benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable location were found to greatly outweigh the limited and moderate harms identified.

The limited conflict with the development plan and moderate landscape/Green Wedge harm were greatly outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery, above-policy affordable housing provision, and wider social and economic benefits, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM4Policy DM10Policy 6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 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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