Planning appeal decision
Watermead Country Park, King Lears Lake, Wanlip Road, Syston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 1PD
Planning appeal 3350697 at Watermead Country Park, King Lears Lake, Wanlip Road, Syston, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 1PD (Charnwood Borough Council) was allowed on 4 April 2025 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
for a steel storage container
- Authority
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- LE7 1PD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed container has been placed in a suitable location with regard to the Council's spatial policies
What decided it
The proposal represents small-scale development in a suitable countryside location that supports improved water-based recreation facilities without materially eroding landscape character or causing significant environmental impacts.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS1CS2CS11CS12CS13CT/1EV/1ELP C1ELP DS1ELP EV2ELP EV6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 49
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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