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Land Adjacent to Barleythorpe Hall, Main Road, Barleythorpe, Rutland, LE15 7UZ
Planning appeal 6002039 at Land Adjacent to Barleythorpe Hall, Main Road, Barleythorpe, Rutland, LE15 7UZ (Rutland County Council) was dismissed on 16 March 2026 by Inspector Heron E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether varying the conditions in the manner proposed would be acceptable in planning terms with regard to the effect of the amendments to Plot 4 on the setting of the Grade II listed Clock House Court.
6 no. detached dwellings with garaging and associated site work, without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 2024/0966/FUL, dated 17 October 2024
- Authority
- Rutland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Heron E
- Postcode
- LE15 7UZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether varying the conditions in the manner proposed would be acceptable in planning terms with regard to the effect of the amendments to Plot 4 on the setting of the Grade II listed Clock House Court
- whether varying the conditions in the manner proposed would be acceptable in planning terms with regard to the effect of the amendments to Plot 4 on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of 5 and 6 Clock House Court, with regard to outlook and privacy
What decided it
The harm to the setting of the listed building and to neighbouring living conditions would not be outweighed by public benefits, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply given the substantial weight attributed to these harms against key Framework policies.
The contribution to housing supply and economic benefits were given limited weight as they apply equally to the approved scheme; the harm to the heritage asset setting and neighbouring living conditions were given substantial weight, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply and the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS19Policy CS22Policy SP15Policy SP20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 129Paragraph 135Paragraph 215
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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