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Dismissed18 June 20266006184

9 Cartwright Drive, Oadby, LE2 5HN

Planning appeal 6006184 at 9 Cartwright Drive, Oadby, LE2 5HN (Oadby and Wigston) was dismissed on 18 June 2026 by Inspector Timothy Parton, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal in meeting local housing need.

to change the use of the property at 9 Cartwright Drive, Oadby (a three-bedroom semi-detached house) from a Class C3 dwellinghouse to a Class C2 residential institution for the care of one child

Authority
Oadby and Wigston
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
community-institutional
Inspector
Timothy Parton
Postcode
LE2 5HN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal in meeting local housing need
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of nearby residents, with particular regard to community safety and cohesion and noise and disturbance

What decided it

The proposal fails to meet an identified need for the proposed use within the Borough and would result in loss of housing stock where there is clear and significant identified need for Class C3 housing, conflicting with Policies 2 and 11 of the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 11Policy 2Policy 6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 96Paragraph 135

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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