The Hardwicks, 9 Hardwick Drive, Shangton, LE8 0PS

Authority: Harborough
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: community-institutional
Postcode: LE8 0PS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, with particular regard to site accessibility

What decided it

The site would be a suitable location for the proposed development because the change of use of an existing dwellinghouse would not alter the existing pattern of residential development and the travel patterns and infrastructure demands would not materially differ from those of a large family household.

The identified need for children's home placements and the change of use of an existing dwelling (rather than new build) outweighed the site's location in the countryside with limited accessibility to services and public transport.

Plan policies cited: Policy H4, Policy GD2, Policy IN2, Policy SS1, Policy GD1, Policy GD3, Policy GD4, Policy GD8

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