Planning appeal decision
39 Unity Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8FU
Planning appeal 3351863 at 39 Unity Road, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8FU (Blaby District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 13 May 2026 by Inspector Willows P, 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 unauthorised erection of a fence exceeding one metre in height adjacent to a highway
- Authority
- Blaby District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Willows P
- Postcode
- LE3 8FU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on road and pedestrian safety
What decided it
The combination of the fence's height and prominent positioning creates both visual harm to character and appearance and unacceptable compromise to pedestrian safety, with no justification outweighing these harms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1Policy CS2Policy H5Policy DM8
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Blaby
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026
- Notice varied and upheld1 June 20263377143Caravan Site, Sycamore Street, Blaby, Leicestershire, LE8 4FJ
- Split Decision22 May 2026333655149-51 Main Street, Cosby, Leicester, LE9 1UW
- Planning permission granted13 May 20263347520Cedar Cottage Broad Street, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 4AA
- Notice varied and upheld2 February 20263352287Stables Opposite 24 Riverside Way, Littlethorpe, Leicester, LE19 2PT
- Dismissed19 January 20263352690Mobile Home 1, Acorn Park, Hinckley Road, Sapcote, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE9 4LH
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®