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Land Off Hepworth Road Woodville Swadlincote Derbys

16/01191/OUTMOutline Application MajorRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 16 May 2018

Council decision: Application RefusedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Self and custom build residential development consisting of 30 plots with a new access and supporting infrastructure (outline - access and layout included)

Received
11 October 2016
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Blackfordby
  1. Received11 Oct
  2. Validated12 Oct
  3. Consult.26 Apr
  4. Target11 Jan
  5. Decided16 May

Decided in 581 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land Off Hepworth Road Woodville Swadlincote Derbys. North West Leicestershire has handled 298 applications of this type. This one was decided in 582 days, 75 weeks longer than North West Leicestershire's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 6 applications across Blackfordby.

84% of outline applications at North West Leicestershire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Outline Application Major
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 October 2016
Consultation expiry
17 May 2018
Consultation start
5 April 2018
Consultation end
26 April 2018
Neighbour consultation start
17 May 2018
Neighbour consultation end
17 May 2018
Last date for comments
17 May 2018
Target decision date
11 January 2017
Committee meeting
9 May 2018

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 November 2016
Site notice start
8 November 2016
Site notice end
29 November 2016

Appeal

Appeal result
Appeal Allowed

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05547416
Documents
89

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Mease SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: North West Leicestershire

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