Land Adjoining The Causeway Church Causeway Church Langton Leicestershire

1. 1.The application site does not adjoin the existing or committed built up area of the village and therefore fails Harborough Local Plan Policy GD2:2. The site is therefore within the countryside, where Local Plan Policy GD4 applies. The proposal does not meet Policy GD4(1a) as the proposal is for more than 4 dwellings and the site it is not judged to be visually and physically connected to the settlement. The site also fails to satisfy East Langton Neighbourhood Plan Policy H2 as it is located outside the defined settlement boundary. Furthermore, residents will be heavily reliant on the private car to access day to day food essential and higher order services such as health facilities and secondary schools. The development does not represent sustainable development. The adverse impacts of granting planning permission are considered to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
2. 2.The proposed development would harm the character and appearance of the area and reduce the separation between Church Langton and East Langton, by virtue of the scale and siting of the proposed development. The proposal is thus contrary to Harborough Local Plan Policy GD8 and East Langton Neighbourhood Plan Policy ENV6. The development does not represent sustainable development. The adverse impacts of granting planning permission are considered to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits. 25/00727/OUT - Outline application accounting for a) the addition of 21 dwellings constituting 10 Open Housing Units (incorporating 4 X 2bed house; 3 x 4bed house; 3 x 5bed house), 5 Discounted Market Sale (Annex 2 qualifying) Units (incorporating, 2 x 2bed house ;
3. 3.x 2bed bungalow) and 6 x 3bed bungalow serviced plots for self-build and custom housebuilding, b) hedge removal to facilitate creation of the access and c) demolition of stable block, all matters reserved., Land Adjoining The Causeway, Church Causeway, Church Langton. 25/00727/OUT - Outline application accounting for a) the addition of 21 dwellings constituting 10 Open Housing Units (incorporating 4 X 2bed house; 3 x 4bed house; 3 x 5bed house), 5 Discounted Market Sale (Annex 2 qualifying) Units (incorporating, 2 x 2bed house ; 3 x 2bed bungalow) and 6 x 3bed bungalow serviced plots for self-build and custom housebuilding, b) hedge removal to facilitate creation of the access and c) demolition of stable block, all matters reserved., Land Adjoining The Causeway, Church Causeway, Church Langton.

From the council's decision notice.

Date validated

11 May 2026