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Dismissed5 October 20266009552

Car Sales Rear Of 555 Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 8TD

Planning appeal 6009552 at Car Sales Rear Of 555 Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 8TD (Leicester) was dismissed on 5 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether pre-commencement conditions regarding the submission of details of drainage and SuDS are necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms.

change of use from car sales (Sui Generis) and storage (Class B8) to the use of land for the storage of containers (Class B8)

Authority
Leicester
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
employment-industrial
Postcode
LE2 8TD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether pre-commencement conditions regarding the submission of details of drainage and SuDS are necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms

What decided it

The appellant's refusal to agree to a necessary pre-commencement condition regarding drainage details, which the Inspector found could not be imposed without written agreement and was essential to make the development acceptable in planning terms.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM6Policy F8
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy F8

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