®Planning appeal decision
The Old Rectory, 28 Main Street, Frolesworth, Leicestershire, LE17 5EE
Planning appeal 6003432 at The Old Rectory, 28 Main Street, Frolesworth, Leicestershire, LE17 5EE (Harborough District Council) was dismissed on 15 April 2026 by Inspector Snow R, 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, with particular regard to the council's development strategy, highway safety and the character and appearance of the area.
Permission in Principle for 1 dwelling on existing tennis court
- Authority
- Harborough District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Snow R
- Postcode
- LE17 5EE
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, with particular regard to the council's development strategy, highway safety and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The unacceptable risk to highway safety arising from severely restricted visibility at the access junction and the narrow track's incompatibility with safe vehicular and pedestrian use, combined with the site's unsuitability under the development strategy, outweighed the benefits of delivering an additional dwelling and a self-build property.
The adverse impacts of harm to the council's development strategy, increased reliance on private vehicles, and unacceptable harm to highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of delivering an additional dwelling and a self-build property, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SD2Policy GD3Policy GD4Policy H5Policy GD8Policy IN2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 73
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.
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