®Planning appeal decision
The Lodge, Gaddesby Lane, Ashby Folville, Leicestershire, LE14 2TG
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
Framework references: 84, 213, 215, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy SS2, Policy SS3, Policy HBE1, Policy ENV4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.