Four detached homes at Field Maple House, Desford, Leicester

“This planning application seeks full planning permission for the provision and erection of four detached dwellinghouses, with associated garages, at land to the rear of 34 Lindridge Lane, Desford. The development is accessed through an access point approved under 23/00445/OUT and 24/00512/REM, which received permission for four dwellings.”

“Units A and D consist of 4-bedroom detached dwellings, benefitting from a detached garage, with a two-storey front gable and half dormer. Units B and C consist of 4- bedroom detached dwellings and an integral garage, with a bonnet hipped roof above the garage and a half dormer. All units benefit from two additional off-street parking spaces located forward of their respective principle elevations.”

“The site is located approximately 700m north of Desford village centre. The site is accessed via Lindridge Lane. The site has an area of approximately 1 acre and is broadly rectangular in shape.”

“To the northwest the site is Tropical Birdland, with dwellings occupying the land on both sides of Lindridge Lane to the south. To the north is a dense copse, beyond which lies the property Lyndale, and a site which has recently received planning permission for four dwellings (23/00445/OUT and 24/00512/REM).”

“It is noted that the approval of four dwellings to the north, thereby surrounding the application site by existing development on three sides, represents a significant change in the circumstances around which this reason for refusal was based.”

“It is noted that the approval of four dwellings to the north, thereby surrounding the application site by existing development on three sides, represents a significant change in the circumstances around which this reason for refusal was based.”

“Footnote 8 in the NPPF states that the application of this approach “includes, for applications involving the provision of housing, situations where the local planning authority cannot demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable housing sites (with the appropriate buffer, as set out in paragraph 74); or where the Housing Delivery Test indicates that the delivery of housing was substantially below (less than 75% of) the housing requirement over the previous three…”

“As such, the proposed benefits are considered to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the identified harms and the application is recommended for approval.”

“The Council’s Arboricultural officer has confirmed, “Having reviewed the submitted survey documents, I note that the majority of the trees proposed for removal fall within Category U, reflecting structural or physiological conditions that would ordinarily justify removal irrespective of development.”

“Following the submission of additional information, LCC Ecology have confirmed they have no objection to the proposal subject to relevant planning conditions which have been included at the end of this report.”

“Councillor Webber-Jones felt that the proposal would be harmful to highway safety and to the openness and character of the area due to being outside of the settlement boundary and proposed that permission be refused. In the absence of a seconder, the motion was not put to the vote.”

“It was subsequently moved by Councillor Allen, seconded by Councillor Flemming and…”

“(i) Permission be granted subject to the conditions contained in the officer’s report and late items;”

“(ii) Authority be delegated to the Assistant Director Planning and Regeneration to determine the final detail of the planning conditions.”