130-home housing development at 91 Cotes Road, Barrow upon Soar
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Charnwood Plans Committee on 25 Jun 2026.
What was proposed
The application sought outline permission for up to 130 homes, demolition of the existing house and agricultural buildings, access, landscaping, open space and infrastructure.
“Description of the Proposal 3.1 The proposal is to seek permission for a residential development of up to 130 dwellings, and for associated landscaping, open space, infrastructure and enabling earthworks. It also seeks permission to demolish the dwelling at 91 Cotes Road and the agricultural buildings on the site. All matters are reserved, save for the means of access from Cotes Road.”
Officer report
Planning history
The site includes part of housing allocation HA49, alongside other applications, including an appeal permission for up to 70 homes on another parcel.
“(further north of current appeal site and within the same housing allocation HA49) Under consideration P/23/1582/2 Outline planning application for residential development of up to 70 dwellings including associated infrastructure and open space (all matters reserved except Access) Permission granted on appeal May 2026 (ref.”
Officer report
Residents’ concerns
Residents and the Parish Council objected over cumulative development, traffic, flooding, infrastructure capacity, transport, environmental effects, amenity, design and construction impacts.
“Highways / Transport • Cumulative highway impacts must be assessed across all HA49-related schemes. • Key local constraints include: o Cotes Road / A60 junction congestion o North Street / Cotes Road pinch-point serving Humphrey Perkins School o Barrow Road Bridge (single lane, signal-controlled, already beyond operational capacity) o Slash Lane and Barrow Road flooding, frequently closing routes and diverting traffic through Barrow • The Parish Council considers the…”
Officer report
The committee’s decision
The committee resolved to grant conditional planning permission subject to the section 106 agreement, amended conditions and acceptable revised biodiversity information.
“(i) authority be given to the Head of Planning and Growth and the Head of Legal and Electoral Services to enter into an agreement under section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to secure improvements, on terms to be finalised by the parties as set out in the report of the Head of Planning and Growth and as amended in the Extras Report;”
Minutes
Councillors at the meeting
- Rhys Cory-LowsleyChairLabourFor(no vote against recorded)
- Jane LennieVice-ChairLabourFor(no vote against recorded)
- Roy CampsallIndependentFor(no vote against recorded)
- Hilary FryerDeclared an interestConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
- Sarah GoodeLabourFor(no vote against recorded)
- Louise GrangerLabourFor(no vote against recorded)
- Leon Hadji-NikolaouConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
- David InfieldGreenFor(no vote against recorded)
- David NorthageConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
- Chris O'NeillGreenFor(no vote against recorded)
- Julie PalmerLabourFor(no vote against recorded)
- Margaret SmidowiczConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
- Sarah MonkConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
The minutes record this decision with no vote against, so each member present for this item is shown as voting for it.
Apologies Brenda Seaton Conservative
Source: Plota analysis of the council's minutes; parties from the council's list of councillors.
Sources
- Charnwood Plans Committee minutes, 25 June 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Charnwood's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Committee
- Charnwood Plans Committee
- Council
- Charnwood
- Date
- Thursday 25 June 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Councillors
- 13Conservative 5Labour 5Green 2Independent 1Show votes
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
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This committee's year
32 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 2 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.