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Allowed28 July 20266004327

Manor Field, Grange Lane, Leicester, LE7 9QA

Planning appeal 6004327 at Manor Field, Grange Lane, Leicester, LE7 9QA (Harborough) was allowed on 28 July 2026 by Inspector John Longmuir, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the settings of the designated heritage assets including the Grade II* Church of St. Luke, and the following Grade II buildings: Manor House, The Garage at the Manor House, Gazebo at the Manor House and the effect on the Thurnby and Bushby Conservation Area.

proposed erection of nine bungalows, provision of 16 space car park and publicly accessible open space

Authority
Harborough
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential
Inspector
John Longmuir
Postcode
LE7 9QA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the settings of the designated heritage assets including the Grade II* Church of St. Luke, and the following Grade II buildings: Manor House, The Garage at the Manor House, Gazebo at the Manor House and the effect on the Thurnby and Bushby Conservation Area
  • the effect of the proposal on the provision of open space

What decided it

The severe shortfall in housing land supply triggering the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) meant the public benefits of the scheme outweighed the very limited (low end of less-than-substantial) heritage harm and slight development plan conflict.

the public benefits of housing delivery, the new public car park, and wider social and economic benefits outweighed the low-end less-than-substantial heritage harm and the slight conflict with the development plan

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS1Policy GD2Policy GD8Policy HC1Policy GI2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 7Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 61Paragraph 103Paragraph 104Paragraph 110Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
Judgments
Catesby Estates Ltd v Steer [2018] EWCA Civ 1697

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