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Dismissed17 August 20266006636

42 Prince Drive, Oadby, LE2 4SB

Planning appeal 6006636 at 42 Prince Drive, Oadby, LE2 4SB (Oadby and Wigston) was dismissed on 17 August 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.

Change of use from dwellinghouse Class C3 to Children's Care Home Class C2

Authority
Oadby and Wigston
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
community-institutional
Inspector
Timothy Parton
Postcode
LE2 4SB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal in meeting local housing need
  • whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to internal space

What decided it

The absence of an identified need for the proposed use within Oadby and Wigston Borough, combined with the loss of a Class C3 dwelling when significant housing need exists, outweighed any benefits of the proposal.

The harm associated with the loss of the Class C3 dwelling outweighed the benefits in terms of eliminating discrimination against persons with protected characteristics of disability and age and advancing equality of opportunity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 11Policy 2Policy 6Policy 44

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