®Planning appeal decision
Pond Barn, Cold Comfort Farm, Rogues Lane, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3DX
Change of use and conversion of existing redundant rural building to a single family dwelling house, landscaping, and external works within proposed domestic curtilage
- Authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to local and national planning policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development could provide biodiversity net gain (BNG)
What decided it
The Framework's support for reuse of redundant buildings at paragraph 84(c), which is more up-to-date than the Local Plan's additional requirement to demonstrate the building is no longer viable in its current use, justified allowing the appeal despite conflict with the development plan.
Framework references: 84, 161, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy DM4, Policy DM15, Policy DM17, Policy DM10, Policy DM6
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