Barclays Bank, 2 Bishop Meadow Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5RE

1. 1.The proposed care home would result in the loss of safeguarded employment land to a non-employment use. The development is not small-scale in nature, does not support or complement the function of the employment area, and would prejudice the availability of the site for current and future employment-generating development. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy E2 of the Charnwood Local Plan 2021-37 and Policy S4 of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026).
2. 2.The proposed development would introduce a care home, accommodating vulnerable residents, within an established industrial and commercial area and in close proximity to land benefiting from a Hazardous Substances Consent. The development would increase the number of people exposed to potential major accident hazards and place vulnerable occupiers in a location where risks to public health and safety may occur. As such, the proposal would represent an inappropriate form of development in this location and is contrary to Policy P5(d) of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).
3. 3.The proposed care home, by virtue of its location within a predominantly employment area that is poorly served by public transport and lacks convenient access to the day-to-day services and facilities likely to be required by residents, staff and visitors, would represent an unsustainable form of development. The proposal would be heavily reliant upon private DEC_STANDARD_BU vehicle trips and would fail to provide an appropriate and accessible location for the proposed use. The development is therefore contrary to Policy DS1 of the Charnwood Local Plan 2021-37 and the objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026), which seek to direct development to sustainable locations and reduce the need to travel by private car.
4. 4.By virtue of the lack of evidence in specifying the number, species and size of planting and the absence of a Landscape Visual Impact Assessment, the proposed development has not demonstrated that it is not in conflict with Policy EV7 of the Charnwood Local Plan 2021- 37, which seeks to increase the number of trees in Charnwood.
5. 5.The applicant has failed to demonstrate, through the submission of adequate evidence and agreement with Severn Trent Water, that the site is capable of discharging foul and surface water at a rate of 2.0 litres per second. As such, it has not been demonstrated that the proposed development can be drained satisfactorily, and the proposal is therefore contrary to Policy CC2 of the Charnwood Local Plan 2021-37.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

LE11 5RE

Application type

Full

Scale / size

Medium

Parish

Loughborough

Date validated

8 October 2025

Consultation expiry

3 March 2026

Consultation start

22 October 2025

Consultation end

3 March 2026

Neighbour consultation start

22 October 2025

Application expires

7 January 2026

Case officer

DLP Planning Ltd

Statutory period

77 days

Site notice start

22 October 2025

Documents

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