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Dismissed9 September 20253360307

Old Barn Farm, Offices Welford Road, Husbands Bosworth, LE17 6JL

Planning appeal 3360307 at Old Barn Farm, Offices Welford Road, Husbands Bosworth, LE17 6JL (Harborough District Council) was dismissed on 9 September 2025 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on biodiversity.

conversion of barn to residential dwelling

Authority
Harborough District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Billings C
Postcode
LE17 6JL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on biodiversity
  • the Council's development strategy for the area

What decided it

The proposal's failure to comply with the mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain requirement of Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, which the Inspector attached considerable weight to as a matter of statutory importance.

What the Inspector cited

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