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

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

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.

Framework references: 135, 89, 216

Plan policies cited: Policy GD1, Policy GD3, Policy GD5, Policy GD8, Policy HC2, Policy S8, Policy S10

Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney; Wathen-Fayed v SoS

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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