®Planning appeal decision
2 Freeboard Road, Leicester, LE3 2UN
Planning appeal 3357399 at 2 Freeboard Road, Leicester, LE3 2UN (Blaby District Council) was dismissed on 2 May 2025 by Inspector Fern L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed dwelling on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area.
Demolition of existing single flat roofed garage and erection of a single dwelling with access onto Woodcote Road
- Authority
- Blaby District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fern L
- Postcode
- LE3 2UN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed dwelling on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposed dwelling on the living conditions of the occupants of No 2 and No 4 Freeboard Road with regards to outlook
- whether or not the proposal can be considered as self-build and/or custom-build (SBCB housing), and whether or not the proposal therefore accords with Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) statutory requirements
What decided it
The detrimental effect on character and appearance and living conditions, combined with failure to address BNG statutory requirements, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The adverse impacts on character and appearance, living conditions of neighbours, and failure to address BNG statutory requirements significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits of one dwelling to housing supply, such that the proposal does not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11(d) despite the Council's shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS2CS19DM1DM10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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