®Planning appeal decision
The Orchard, Charley Road, Charley, Leicestershire, LE12 9YB
conversion of existing garage to single C3 self-build dwelling with associated parking and alterations to residential curtilage
- 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, the relevant development plan policies and the proximity of services and sustainable modes of transport
What decided it
The appeal site's location in a rural hamlet without access to services, facilities or sustainable transport modes represents unsustainable development that conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of providing one self-build dwelling.
The adverse impacts arising from the appeal site's unsustainable location and impacts on the Council's development strategy for new housing significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of providing one self-build dwelling and limited economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply
Framework references: 11, 66, 73, 84, 91, 110, 115, 129, 135, 139, 225, 83
Plan policies cited: Policy S2, Policy S3
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