®Planning appeal decision
Glebe Meadow, Arnesby Road, Fleckney, LE8 8AQ
full planning application for the conversion and extension of a stable building to create a single self-build dwelling
- Authority
- Harborough District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hubbard S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development is in a suitable location with particular regard to the accessibility of services and facilities and the development plan policies on the re-use of buildings in the countryside and self-build housing
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and its surroundings
- Whether the proposed development would be safe from the risk of flooding and whether it would increase flood risk elsewhere
What decided it
The substantial extension and domestic garden would fundamentally alter the character of the existing stable building and fail to enhance its immediate setting, causing harm to character and appearance that significantly and demonstrably outweighs the moderate benefits of providing a self-build dwelling in a context of housing land supply shortfall.
The moderate benefits of providing a self-build dwelling and contributing to housing supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to character and appearance when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole
Framework references: 84, 161, 73, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy H5, Policy GD2, Policy GD4, Policy GD3, Policy GD8, Policy GI1, Policy CC3, Policy CC4, Policy GD1, Policy F1, Policy F2, Policy F6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.