®Planning appeal decision
The Barn, Welham Lane, Great Bowden, Leicestershire, LE16 7FN
for the erection of a single storey self-build dwelling house in the grounds of existing C3 residential site
- Authority
- Harborough District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fulford A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, with regards to development plan policy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of The Barn, with regards to outlook
What decided it
The adverse impacts of unsuitable location and material harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of delivering one self-build dwelling when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole.
The modest benefits of delivering one additional dwelling and self-build housing were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the major shortcomings of unsuitable location outside the settlement boundary and material harm to the character and appearance of the rural area.
Framework references: 11, 110, 135, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy GD2, Policy GD4, Policy SS1, Policy H2, Policy GD8, Policy H6
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.