Land adjacent 17 St Margarets Drive, Leire, LE17 5HW

permission in principle for 1 to 3 dwellings; minimum of 1 unit being a serviced plot for self-build and custom build

Authority: Harborough
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
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 neighbourhood plan was made within five years of the decision and contains policies and allocations to meet its identified housing requirement, meaning the adverse impacts of allowing development that conflicts with it significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits under Framework paragraph 14.

Although the proposal would provide substantial benefits through housing delivery, self-build provision, biodiversity net gain and economic benefits, the adverse impacts of granting permission—comprising conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and significant harm to character and appearance—significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against Framework paragraph 11(d)(ii), particularly given the application of Framework paragraph 14 regarding the recent neighbourhood plan.

Framework references: 11, 14

Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy GD3, Policy GD4, Policy H1, Policy GD2, Policy H5, Policy GD5, Policy GD8, Policy GD1, LNP Policy H4, LNP Policy H2, LNP Policy H5

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