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Dismissed20 October 20253369623

49 Iveshead Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire , LE12 9EP

Planning appeal 3369623 at 49 Iveshead Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire , LE12 9EP (Charnwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 October 2025 by Inspector Walker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

outline application for the erection of up to 4no. dwellinghouses (all matters reserved except for access)

Authority
Charnwood Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Walker R
Postcode
LE12 9EP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • The living conditions of the occupiers of Nos 49 & 51 Iveshead Road with particular reference to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The harmful effect on character and appearance resulting from the density of development and its poor visual integration into the constrained plot, which conflicts with the development plan and cannot be remedied at reserved matters stage.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS2 of the Council's Local Plan Core Strategy (2015)saved Policy EV/1 of the Council's Local Plan (2004)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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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