Land at Crabtree Farm, Hinckley Road, Barwell, Leicestershire, LE9 8DB

a residential development of 16 dwellinghouses with associated garages, driveway, open space, landscaping and drainage

Authority: Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Wraight G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The main issue in all of the appeals is whether the planning obligations requested with respect to education and healthcare provision would meet the tests set out in Regulation 122(2) of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 (CIL Regs).

What decided it

Whether the four applications amounted in substance to a single comprehensive development exceeding the 100-dwelling threshold, making the education contributions necessary and CIL-compliant, while the healthcare contribution was found unjustified.

The overall planning balance (including housing land supply, design and development plan conflict) was common ground between the parties and not disputed; with the education contributions found CIL-compliant and the healthcare contribution found non-compliant, the balance favoured allowing all four appeals.

Plan policies cited: Policy DM3, Policy 15, Policy 19, Policy DM17

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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