®Planning appeal decision
Red Lion Inn, 2 Red Lion Street, Stathern, Leicestershire, LE14 4HS
‘6 no. residential units comprising partial demolition of Red Lion Inn and conversion to a single dwelling, conversion of outbuilding to a single dwelling & construction of 4 no. new dwellings to the rear together with associated boundary treatments, parking & landscaping’
- Authority
- Melton Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Martinson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area including the effect on the setting of the nearby listed buildings, NDHAs and the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Stathern Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety with particular regard to the provision of parking
- whether the proposal would be acceptable in terms of the housing needs of the village including with regard to housing mix
What decided it
The moderate level of less-than-substantial harm to the conservation area and to the setting of the Church of St Guthlac and the Old Rectory was not outweighed by the moderate public benefits of the scheme.
moderate public benefits (heritage, economic and housing supply) did not outweigh the considerable weight attached to the moderate less-than-substantial harm to designated heritage assets and the conservation area
Framework references: 215
Plan policies cited: Policy EN13, Policy H2, Policy H2(b), Policy H2(c), Policy H2(d), Policy H2(f), Policy H3, Policy SS2
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.