®Planning appeal decision
Land at 72A Newbold Road, Barlestone, CV13 0DY
the erection of 58 dwellings with associated access works, landscaping, open space and drainage infrastructure
- Authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Young D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether any adverse effects of the development would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply, which engages the tilted balance in favour of sustainable development and means the substantial housing benefits significantly outweigh the limited policy conflicts and landscape harm.
The limited weight given to conflicts with Policies DM4 and H2 and to landscape harm was substantially outweighed by the very significant weight of housing delivery (58 dwellings including 40% affordable housing) and moderate weight of economic and environmental benefits, resulting in a clear balance in favour of the proposal as sustainable development.
Framework references: 11, 58
Plan policies cited: Policy DM10, Policy H6, Policy DM4, Policy 7, Policy 11, Policy DM1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.