®Planning appeal decision
Land Behind St Margarets Drive, Leire, LE17 5HW
Planning appeal 6003279 at Land Behind St Margarets Drive, Leire, LE17 5HW (Harborough) was dismissed on 29 June 2026 by Inspector J Hobbs, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development.
permission in principle for 7 to 9 dwellings; minimum 40% of dwellings to be serviced plots for self-build and custom house building
- Authority
- Harborough
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- J Hobbs
- Postcode
- LE17 5HW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use, and the amount of development
What decided it
The application of paragraph 14 of the Framework, which provides that where a neighbourhood plan made within five years contains policies and allocations to meet its identified housing requirement, the adverse impact of allowing development conflicting with it is likely to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, combined with the proposal's conflict with the spatial strategy and harmful effect on character and appearance.
The significant benefits of housing delivery, self-build provision, biodiversity net gain and economic benefits were outweighed by the substantial harm from conflict with the development plan spatial strategy, harmful effect on rural character and appearance, and the undermining of the plan-led system through conflict with the recently-made neighbourhood plan which contains allocations exceeding the identified housing requirement.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy GD3Policy GD4Policy H4Policy H2Policy H1Policy GD2Policy H5Policy GD5Policy GD8Policy HC1Policy ENV8Policy GD1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 14
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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