Godolphin House Stables, Broughton Lane, Leire

6009409·Harborough·17 Sept 2026dismissed·26/00120/FUL

Tier label used

settlement hierarchy

The tier sentence ¶7

“in accordance with the settlement hierarchy, and development in the countryside will be strictly controlled”

Summary

A proposal to demolish stables that already had permission for conversion and rebuild them as a dwelling, near but outside Leire (Harborough), was dismissed. The inspector worked through the S5(1) limbs in turn. (c) failed because a replacement must be for the same use. (d) failed because the site was not PDL as a whole. (j) failed because the site was not physically well-related to Leire. The dwelling was also isolated under S5(3), and access was along an unlit 60 mph lane with no footway (TR3).

The location finding

TR3: fail. narrow unlit 60 mph lane with no footway, walking on carriageway; no bus stops within easy walk (DL 8-9, 21)

Why this is cited

Hierarchy conflict; and ¶8: services exist in Leire but the route is unsafe, so walking not realistic. In the register this counts as a case where the tier counted against the site (and the route was decisive too).

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6009409.txt

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