®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Leicester Road, New Packington, LE65 1TQ
erection of two self-build detached dwellings (Outline application with all matters reserved)
- Authority
- North West Leicestershire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hickey A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the development would be appropriate for housing having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan, the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and accessibility by sustainable transport
What decided it
The proposal's location outside the settlement hierarchy in an unsustainable location lacking accessible sustainable transport options, combined with harm to character and appearance, outweighed the modest benefit of contributing two self-build dwellings to an identified shortfall.
The modest benefit of two self-build dwellings addressing part of a 46-plot shortfall was outweighed by the significant harm from locating development contrary to the spatial strategy, in an unsustainable location without accessible sustainable transport, and with adverse effects on character and appearance.
Framework references: 58
Plan policies cited: Policy G1, Policy H5, Policy S2, Policy S3
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.