Scraptoft Lodge Farm, Keyham Lane East, Scraptoft, Leicestershire, LE7 9TA

Planning appeal 3373252 at Scraptoft Lodge Farm, Keyham Lane East, Scraptoft, Leicestershire, LE7 9TA (Harborough District Council) was allowed on 27 January 2026 by Inspector Hills J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

proposed demolition of farmhouse and outbuildings, to facilitate the erection of a crematorium, dining hall and car parking with associated landscape and biodiversity enhancements

Authority: Harborough District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Hills J
Postcode: LE7 9TA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policies that seek to control development in the countryside

What decided it

The Inspector concluded that the proposal was sensitively designed, would not harm the landscape, and was functionally and practically justified in a countryside location, meaning it accorded with the development plan and warranted permission.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GD1Policy GD3Policy GD5Policy GD8Policy HC2Policy S8Policy S10
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 135Paragraph 89Paragraph 216
Judgments: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney; Wathen-Fayed v SoS

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