®Planning appeal decision
The Orchard, Charley Road, Charley, Leicestershire, LE12 9YB
Planning appeal 3365289 at The Orchard, Charley Road, Charley, Leicestershire, LE12 9YB (North West Leicestershire District Council) was dismissed on 12 August 2025 by Inspector Major R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
conversion of existing garage to single C3 self-build dwelling with associated parking and alterations to residential curtilage
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Major R
- Postcode
- LE12 9YB
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S2Policy S3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 66Paragraph 73Paragraph 84Paragraph 91Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 129Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 225Paragraph 83
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.