Pond Barn, Cold Comfort Farm, Rogues Lane, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3DX

Planning appeal 3357989 at Pond Barn, Cold Comfort Farm, Rogues Lane, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3DX (Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council) was allowed on 23 April 2025 by Inspector Walker C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location is suitable for the proposed development, having regard to local and national planning policies.

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
Postcode: LE10 3DX

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM4Policy DM15Policy DM17Policy DM10Policy DM6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 84Paragraph 161Paragraph 232

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