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

Planning appeal 6009657 at Land Adjacent To Brand Farm, Lower Brand, Griffydam, LE67 8HE (North West Leicestershire) was dismissed on 7 August 2026 by Inspector Andrew Fulford, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Inspector: Andrew Fulford
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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S2Policy S3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115

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