®Planning appeal decision
The Lodge, Gaddesby Lane, Ashby Folville, Leicestershire, LE14 2TG
Planning appeal 3358716 at The Lodge, Gaddesby Lane, Ashby Folville, Leicestershire, LE14 2TG (Melton Borough Council) was allowed on 4 August 2025 by Inspector Mageean A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development proposals would be in an appropriate location with reference to local facilities and services.
the erection of 2 residential dwellings and the partial demolition and redevelopment of the Lodge House along with the reinstatement of a former access route to Ashby Folville Manor House and further reinstatement of parkland to the north in place of the current access road
- Authority
- Melton Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Mageean A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development proposals would be in an appropriate location with reference to local facilities and services
- Whether material considerations indicate that decisions should be made other than in accordance with the development plan
What decided it
The substantial heritage benefits of the restoration works, combined with the strong likelihood of an equally or more harmful fallback scheme being implemented if the appeals failed, outweighed the less-than-substantial heritage harm and the conflict with countryside/settlement policies.
the substantial heritage benefits and the significant weight of the fallback position outweighed the less-than-substantial harm (at the lower end of the spectrum) to the Manor, the Conservation Area and the ridge and furrow, and the conflict with settlement policies on sustainability grounds, such that the appeals should be determined otherwise than in accordance with the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS2Policy SS3Policy HBE1Policy ENV4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 213Paragraph 215Paragraph 232
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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