120 Cavendish Road, Leicester, LE2 7PH

Planning appeal 3356113 at 120 Cavendish Road, Leicester, LE2 7PH (Leicester City Council) was dismissed on 30 May 2025 by Inspector Barton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area.

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
Postcode: LE2 7PH

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS03 of the Leicester City Local Development Framework Core StrategyPolicy PS10 of the City of Leicester Local PlanResidential Amenity Supplementary Planning Document
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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