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Notice varied and upheld1 June 20263377143

Caravan Site, Sycamore Street, Blaby, Leicestershire, LE8 4FJ

Planning appeal 3377143 at Caravan Site, Sycamore Street, Blaby, Leicestershire, LE8 4FJ (Blaby District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 1 June 2026 by Inspector Madge M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the suitability of the location to accommodate the development.

Change of use of land to enable standing of residential static caravan to include ancillary works. Partly retrospective

Authority
Blaby District Council
Appeal type
minor · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Madge M
Postcode
LE8 4FJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the suitability of the location to accommodate the development
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Blaby Conservation Area and the setting of Blaby Hall and the Icehouse
  • the effect of the development on biodiversity, with regards to loss of habitat, impact on protected species, and provision of lighting
  • whether any other considerations would outweigh any identified harm and/or policy conflict

What decided it

The best interests of the appellants' young children and the absence of any alternative site, weighed against the less-than-substantial heritage harm, justified a personal, temporary (rather than permanent) grant of planning permission.

The less than substantial heritage harm (great weight) and negligible weight against intentional unauthorised development were not outweighed by the moderate weight given to the shortfall in traveller pitch supply and the great weight given to the children's best interests so as to justify a permanent permission, but those considerations did justify a personal, temporary permission for three years.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS1Policy CS9Policy CS18Policy CS2Policy CS20Policy CS19Policy DM2Policy DM12Policy SA4Policy S4Policy BNP3Policy BNP8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 212

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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