®Planning appeal decision
Land adj 18 Seagrave Road, Thrussington, LE7 4UG
construction of new two-storey dwelling on land that formerly comprised of part of the garden to 18 Seagrave Road - re-submission of application P/21/0715/2 (refused)
- Authority
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site would be in a suitable location for housing
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character or appearance of the Thrussington Conservation Area
- whether the proposed development would provide a biodiversity net gain
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Thrussington Conservation Area due to inappropriate design (timber cladding not typical of the area) and the introduction of built form into a green space, combined with failure to provide adequate biodiversity net gain information.
The limited public benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits during construction did not outweigh the less-than-substantial harm to the character or appearance of the Conservation Area and the failure to comply with biodiversity net gain requirements.
Framework references: 16, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy DS1, Policy H1, Policy EV8, Policy S1, Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy EV6
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.