Land Adjacent To Brand Farm, Lower Brand, Griffydam, LE67 8HE

a permission in principle for the erection of a self-build dwelling and associated garage

Authority: North West Leicestershire
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: LE67 8HE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is in a suitable location for residential development, having regard to development plan policy, and its accessibility to local facilities and sustainable modes of transport

What decided it

The limited accessibility of the site by sustainable modes of transport, requiring future occupiers to rely heavily on private vehicles to access most local services and facilities, constitutes a major shortcoming that significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefits of one additional dwelling and potential self-build provision.

The modest benefits of one additional dwelling and potential self-build housing were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the major shortcoming of limited accessibility by sustainable modes of transport and conflict with Framework paragraphs 110 and 115, resulting in dismissal of the appeal.

Framework references: 11, 110, 115

Plan policies cited: Policy S2, Policy S3

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