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Dismissed4 February 20266001191

Hares Furrow, Mayns Lane, Burton Overy, Leicestershire, LE8 9DP

Planning appeal 6001191 at Hares Furrow, Mayns Lane, Burton Overy, Leicestershire, LE8 9DP (Harborough District Council) was dismissed on 4 February 2026 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Condition 6 is reasonable and necessary, with particular regard to the spatial strategy and the protection of tourist accommodation.

erection of a timber framed building and use of land for the siting of a shepherds hut for use as holiday lets without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 17/01793/FUL, dated 13 December 2017

Authority
Harborough District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hobbs J
Postcode
LE8 9DP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether Condition 6 is reasonable and necessary, with particular regard to the spatial strategy and the protection of tourist accommodation

What decided it

The removal of Condition 6 would result in a new house in the countryside contrary to the development plan spatial strategy and would undermine the protection of viable tourist accommodation required by Policy RT4.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS1Policy GD3Policy GD4Policy RT4Policy H3Burton Overy Neighbourhood Plan Policy S2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 28Paragraph 55

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