®Planning appeal decision
16 Town Square, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1GZ
Planning appeal 6002685 at 16 Town Square, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1GZ (Charnwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2026 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to the provision of internal space.
change of use of first floor (Class E) to 4no. one-bed apartments (Class C3)
- Authority
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- LE7 1GZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to the provision of internal space
What decided it
The absence of clear evidence demonstrating that the required 1.5m headroom would be achieved meant the proposal could not be satisfied to comply with the NDSS as required by Section 3(9A) of the GPDO.
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