Planning appeal decision
87B & 87C High Street, Barwell, Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicestershire, LE9 8DS
Planning appeal 3350799 at 87B & 87C High Street, Barwell, Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicestershire, LE9 8DS (Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 February 2025 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on parking and highway safety.
change of use from two dwellinghouses Class C3 to Childrens Care Home Class C2
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cross D
- Postcode
- LE9 8DS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on parking and highway safety
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future residents with regards to outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The combination of inadequate parking provision leading to highway safety concerns and insufficient outdoor amenity space for supervised children unable to access public open space independently.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM18Policy DM10
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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