Manor Field, Grange Lane, Leicester, LE7 9QA

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
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

Framework references: 7, 8, 11, 57, 61, 103, 104, 110, 212, 213, 215

Plan policies cited: Policy SS1, Policy GD2, Policy GD8, Policy HC1, Policy GI2

Judgments cited: Catesby Estates Ltd v Steer [2018] EWCA Civ 1697

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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