®Planning appeal decision
34 - 36 Station Road, Rearsby, LE7 4YY
Planning appeal 6009433 at 34 - 36 Station Road, Rearsby, LE7 4YY (Charnwood) was dismissed on 5 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development upon the living conditions of the residents of Ashford House Residential Care Home, with specific regard to noise and disturbance.
erection of proposed new detached bungalow
- Authority
- Charnwood
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- LE7 4YY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development upon the living conditions of the residents of Ashford House Residential Care Home, with specific regard to noise and disturbance
- whether the proposed development would be secured as a self-build development, and its implications for BNG
What decided it
The failure to secure the development as a self-build dwelling through a binding legal mechanism meant the mandatory 10% biodiversity net gain requirement applied and had not been demonstrated to be met, which the Inspector found could not be outweighed by the benefit of one additional dwelling.
Applying Policy S4, the benefit of one additional dwelling within the settlement, to which substantial weight should be afforded under Policy L2, did not carry substantial weight that would outweigh the mandatory national requirement for biodiversity net gain which had not been fulfilled, thereby weighing against the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DS4 of the Charnwood Local Plan 2021-37
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy S3Policy S4Policy L2Policy N2
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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