Land Adjoining 9 The Croft, Kirby Muxloe, LE9 2AR

Planning appeal 6002963 at Land Adjoining 9 The Croft, Kirby Muxloe, LE9 2AR (Blaby District Council) was dismissed on 6 March 2026 by Inspector Snow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed dwelling on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of a single 1 bed self-build dwelling with associated hard and soft landscaping

Authority: Blaby District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Snow R
Postcode: LE9 2AR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed dwelling on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the proposed dwelling would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers

What decided it

The adverse impacts on character and appearance and failure to provide acceptable living conditions would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery when assessed against Framework policies as a whole.

The significant harms to character and appearance and living conditions outweighed the moderate benefit of delivering one additional dwelling in the context of a 2.45-year housing land supply shortfall.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS2 of the Blaby District Core Strategy (2013)Policy CS1 of the Blaby District Core Strategy (2013)Policy CS5 of the Blaby District Core Strategy (2013)Policy CS21 of the Blaby District Core Strategy (2013)Development Management Policy 1 of the Blaby District Local Plan Delivery DPD (2019)Development Management Policy 10 of the Blaby District Local Plan Delivery DPD (2019)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 12

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