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Allowed3 November 20253365777

Land off Oak Road, Littlethorpe, LE19 2HZ

Planning appeal 3365777 at Land off Oak Road, Littlethorpe, LE19 2HZ (Blaby District Council) was allowed on 3 November 2025 by Inspector Brooker M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

up to 155no. residential dwellings (including affordable housing) with public open space, landscaping, sustainable drainage system (SuDS) and vehicular access point

Authority
Blaby District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Brooker M
Postcode
LE19 2HZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

What decided it

The absence of unacceptable harm to character and appearance, combined with the Council's agreed significant housing land supply shortfall engaging the tilted balance in favour of the substantial benefits of housing delivery.

The less than substantial harm to the setting of the non-designated heritage asset at Lodge Farm was outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme including housing, and in any event the benefits of housing delivery, given the Council's significant housing land supply shortfall, were agreed by the parties not to be significantly and demonstrably outweighed by any harms under the tilted balance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS18Policy DM2Policy CS8Policy DM11Policy CS15Policy CS19Policy CS23Policy CS11Policy CS12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 116Paragraph 57

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