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Dismissed30 April 20266004753

The Barn, Welham Lane, Great Bowden, Leicestershire, LE16 7FN

Planning appeal 6004753 at The Barn, Welham Lane, Great Bowden, Leicestershire, LE16 7FN (Harborough District Council) was dismissed on 30 April 2026 by Inspector Fulford A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, with regards to development plan policy.

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
Postcode
LE16 7FN

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GD2Policy GD4Policy SS1Policy H2Policy GD8Policy H6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 135Paragraph 139

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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