®Planning appeal decision
120 Cavendish Road, LEICESTER, LE2 7PH
creation of second floor new flat (Class C3)
- Authority
- Leicester City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Barton P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regards to the provision of private amenity space
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance combined with inadequate private amenity space for future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing benefit in the context of the tilted balance.
The limited housing benefits and contribution to supply were afforded moderate weight, but the significant harm to character and appearance of the host building and street scene, and to living conditions through lack of suitable private amenity space, significantly and demonstrably outweighed those benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS03 of the Leicester City Local Development Framework Core Strategy, Policy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local Plan, Residential Amenity Supplementary Planning Document
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.