®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjoining 20 Worthington Lane, Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, DE73 8AR
erection of a single self build dwelling
- Authority
- North West Leicestershire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Major R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to the suitability of the access
What decided it
The engagement of paragraph 14 of the Framework, which protects the recently-made Breedon on the Hill Neighbourhood Plan (March 2025) and means that the adverse impacts of allowing development conflicting with the neighbourhood plan's spatial strategy significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of providing one self-build dwelling.
The adverse impacts of allowing development that conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy for new housing and results in limited harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweigh the identified benefits (self-build provision, economic benefits, and biodiversity enhancement) when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, particularly having regard to paragraph 14.
Framework references: 11, 14, 66, 73, 83, 84, 91, 110, 115, 129, 135, 139, 225
Plan policies cited: LP Policy S3, LP Policy S2, LP Policy D1, LP Policy IF4, BotHNP Policy BotH14, BotHNP Policy BotH15, BotHNP Policy BotH20
Judgments cited: North Wiltshire DC v SOSE (1993) 65 P & CR 137; R (Midcounties Co-Operative Limited) v Forest of Dean District Council [2017] EWHC 2050
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.