Planning appeal decision
Unit 5, 1487 Melton Road, Queniborough, LE7 3FP
Planning appeal 6003698 at Unit 5, 1487 Melton Road, Queniborough, LE7 3FP (Charnwood) was allowed on 3 June 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed change of use having regard to local planning policy which seeks to protect the loss of employment land.
a change of use from B8 (Storage and Distribution) to Class E(d) Indoor Sport, Recreation or Fitness
- Authority
- Charnwood
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- leisure-sport
- Postcode
- LE7 3FP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed change of use having regard to local planning policy which seeks to protect the loss of employment land
What decided it
The supporting text to Policy E2 expressly recognises that employment uses can include both Class B and Class E uses, and the proposed Class E(d) use would continue to generate employment and contribute to the economic function of the industrial estate.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E2Policy Q17
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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