®Planning appeal decision
Land to the north of Leicester Road, Sharnford , LE10 3BD
an “Outline planning application for a.) provision of up to 134 dwellings constituting up to 43 Affordable Housing units, up to 75 Open Market Housing units and up to 16 serviced plots for self-build and custom housebuilding, b.) hedge and tree removal with (re)planting where relevant, c.) provision of a mobility hub and d.) some matters reserved
- Authority
- Blaby District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dean S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the appeal site is a suitable location for the development proposed, having regard to the sustainability of the location
What decided it
The appeal site is not a sustainable location due to reliance on the private car for day-to-day needs, and this unsustainability, combined with conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing benefits.
The benefits of delivering market, affordable and self-build housing and economic benefits were outweighed by the unsustainability of the location and conflict with Framework policies directing development to sustainable locations, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS5, Policy CS10, Policy CS18
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.