Public inquiry: Barkby Road, Queniborough

A public inquiry is taking place in reference to application for up to 150 dwellings, together with new open space, landscaping and drainage infrastructure, with all matters reserved accept for access (as amended to include proposed junction improvement works at Barkby Road cross roads).

Charnwood Borough Council reference number: P/20/2380/2

Planning Inspectorate reference number: APP/X2410/W/23/3316574

The inquiry took place between Tuesday June 13 and Friday June 16 in the Council Chamber at Loughborough Town Hall.

Core Documents

Below is the Core Documents Library. This includes all relevant documents (Core Documents pre-fixed CD) for the inquiry. This is currently a work in progress and will continue to be developed, updated, and populated in the run-up to the inquiry and will also be updated whilst the inquiry is sitting.

CD Ref	Document Title
CD1 Submission Documents
CD1.01	Application Form
CD1.02	Location Plan
CD1.03	Conceptual Plan
CD1.04	Planning Statement
CD1.05	Design and Access Statement
CD1.06	Landscape and Visual Appraisal
CD1.07	Landscape Note
CD1.08	Transport Assessment
CD1.09	Travel Plan
CD1.10	Proposed Access Junction Layout - ADC1659-DR-001-P2
CD1.11	Arboricultural Assessment
CD1.12	FRA
CD1.13	Drainage Strategy
CD1.14	Archaeological desk-based assessment
CD1.15	Ecological Survey
CD1.16	Noise Assessment
CD1.17	Notice 1

CD2 Post Submission Documents
CD2.01	Arboricultural Impact Assessment & Method Statement May 2022
CD2.02	Arboricultural Impact Assessment & Method Statement August 2022
CD2.03	Updated Transport Assessment Text
CD2.04	Updated Transport Assessment Appendices
CD2.05	Updated Travel Plan
CD2.06	Proposed Junction Improvements - Barkby Road Crossroads ADC1659-DR-002-P1 - SUPERSEDED
CD2.07	Proposed Junction Improvements - Barkby Road Crossroads ADC1659-DR-002-P3
CD2.08	Barkby Road, Queniborough ARB Supporting Ltr 13.07.22
CD2.09	Barkby Road, Queniborough ARB Supporting Ltr 19.07.22
CD2.10	Landscape Note - 11-03-2022 - Issue 2
CD2.11	BNG Emails
CD2.12	Great Crested Newts
CD2.13	Biodiversity Impact Assessment Visualisation
CD2.14	Biodiversity Impact Assessment

CD3 Statutory Consultee Responses
CD3.01	Affordable Housing
CD3.02	Barkby & Barkby Thorpe Parish Council February 2021
CD3.03	Barkby & Barkby Thorpe Parish Council May 2021
CD3.04	Developer Enquiry Response - STW
CD3.05	Sewer Record Plan
CD3.06	LCC Planning Obligations
CD3.07	Environment Agency
CD3.08	Environmental Health
CD3.09	LCC Highways (April 2021)
CD3.10	LCC Highways (August 2021)
CD3.11	LCC Highways (August 2022)
CD3.12	Highways (March 2022)
CD3.13	Highways (September 2022)
CD3.14	LCC Contribution Requests Sept 2022
CD3.15	LLFA Response April 2021
CD3.16	LLFA Response June 2021
CD3.17	LLFA Response July 2021
CD3.18	Natural England
CD3.19	Sports England
CD3.20	Conservation & Landscape Dec 2021
CD3.21	Conservation & Landscape Nov 2022
CD3.22	Ecology 23.03.21
CD3.23	Ecology 01.11.22
CD3.24	Queniborough Parish Council
CD3.25	Syston Town Council
CD3.26	Barkby and Barkby Thorpe Action Group BABTAG
CD3.27	Edward Argar MP May 2021
CD3.28	Edward Argar MP July 2022
CD3.29	CBC Open Space
CD3.30	CBC Biodiversity
CD3.31	CBC Tree Officer
CD3.32	NHS
CD3.33	Libraries Response
CD3.34	Libraries Map
CD3.35	Updated Education Response March 21
CD3.36	Post 16 map
CD3.37	Primary Map
CD3.38	Secondary Map
CD3.39	Special Education Map
CD3.40	Early Years Response
CD3.41	Education Response November 2021
CD3.42	Education Response November 2021 (updated)
CD3.43	Civic Amenities
CD3.44	LCC updated contributions

CD4 Decision Documents
CD4.01	Decision Notice -P-20-2380-2
CD4.02	Officer Report
CD4.03	24/11/22 Plans Committee (recording)
CD4.04	24/11/22 Plans Committee (minutes)

CD5 Planning Policy Documents
CD5.01	Charnwood Local Plan 2004
CD5.02	Charnwood Local Plan 2004 Policies Map
CD5.03	Charnwood Core Strategy 2015
CD5.04	Charnwood Local Plan 2021-37 Pre-Submission Draft July 2021
CD5.05	Charnwood Local Plan 2021-37 Pre-Submission Draft July 2021 Policies Map
CD5.06	Queniborough Neighbourhood Plan Referendum Version
CD5.07	Green Wedges, Urban Fridge Infrastructure Enhancement Zones and Area
CD5.08	Green Wedges, Urban Fridge Infrastructure Enhancement (Addendum)
CD5.09	A landscape sensitivity assessment of SHLAA sites
CD5.10	Charnwood Landscape Capacity and Sensitivity Assessment
CD5.11	Housing Supplementary Planning Document December 2017 Update
CD5.12	Charnwood Settlement Hierarchy Assessment October 2020 Update
CD5.13	Development Strategy and Site Selection
CD5.14	Leicester and Leicestershire HEDNA 2017
CD5.15	CBC Housing Needs Assessment Sep 2020
CD5.16	Leicester & Leicestershire SoCG relating to Housing and Employ
CD5.17	Leicester & Leicestershire HENA (June 2022)
CD5.18	Leicester & Leicestershire HENA Housing Distribution Paper (June 2022)
CD5.19	Charnwood LP Inspector's Letter Nov 2022
CD5.20	Charnwood BC Additional Housing Note
CD5.21	Updated SA
CD5.22	Charnwood BC Updated Trajectory
CD5.23	Local Development Scheme (April 2021)
CD5.24	Charnwood BC 5 Year Supply Table 1st April 2022
CD5.25	Paul Tucker KC Note 06.02.23
CD5.26	Richard Humphhreys KC 08.02.23
CD5.27	Paul Tucker KC Note 14.02.23
CD5.28	2014 LandL SHMA
CD5.29	Charnwood Updated Trajectory (Hearing Sessions)

CD6 Other Documents, Decisions and Documents
CD6.01	P.20.2349.2 QNP Counsel Opinion
CD6.02	P.20.2349.2 Applicant Counsel Opinion
CD6.03	Council Counsel Opinion
CD6.04	P.14.0393.2 Syston app Officers Report
CD6.05	P.18.0309.2 Decision Notice
CD6.06	P.18.0309 Officers Report Plans 31 May 2018 Item 01 P
CD6.07	3287864 appeal decision Cossington Road, Sileby
CD6.08	Secretary of State’s (So S) Decision - Land Off Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley
CD6.09	3289048 appeal decision Main Street, Woodthorpe
CD6.10	P.20.1605.2 OR Melton Road Queniborough
CD6.11	3295115 Angmering Appeal Decision
CD6.12	3296946 Topsham Appeal Decision
CD6.13	3296946 Topsham Distances Plan
CD6.14	3296946 Topsham Env Designation
CD6.15	Appeal - Firlands Farm, Burghfield Common (6 July 2015)
CD6.16	Appeal - Hawkhurst, Kent (22 March 2022)
CD6.17	Appeal - Land adjacent to Cornerways, High Street, Twyning, Tewkesbury (13 July 2015)
CD6.18	Appeal - Land at Dene Road, Cotford St. Luke (9 February 2023)
CD6.19	Appeal - Land at the Corner of Oving Road and A27, Chichester (18 August 2017)
CD6.20	Appeal - Land north of Upper Chapel, Launceston (11 April 2014)
CD6.21	Land off Aviation Lane, Burton-upon-Trent (7 October 2020)
CD6.22	Land South of (East of Griffin Place) Radwinter Road, Sewards End (October 2022)
CD6.23	Land to the west of Langton Road, Norton (22 July 2016)
CD6.24	Mans Hill, Burghfield Common (17 March 2015)
CD6.25	Appeal Decision Oldmixon Road, Weston-super-Mare (10 April 2017)
CD6.26	SoS - Land at site of former North Worcestershire Golf Club Ltd (24 July 2019)
CD6.27	SoS - Oxford Brookes University, Wheatley Campus, Wheatley, Oxford (23 April 2020)
CD6.28	Pulley Lane, Droitwich Spa (02 July 2014)
CD6.29	SoS and IR - Franklands Drive Addlestone Surrey (13 December 2006)
CD6.30	Children’s Commissioner Report Bleak Houses - Tackling the Crisis of Family Homelessness in England
CD6.31	Denied The Right to a Safe Home – Exposing the Housing Emergency, Shelter (May 2021)
CD6.32	Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Reduction Strategy 2019-2022
CD6.33	House of Commons ‘Rising Cost of living in the UK’ (November 2022)
CD6.34	House of Commons Debate (24 October 2013)
CD6.35	Housing Strategy 2015-2020
CD6.36	Housing White Paper - Fixing our broken housing market (February 2017)
CD6.37	Shelter Briefing Cost of Living Crisis and the Housing Emergency (September 2022)
CD6.38	Shelter Report - Unlocking Social Housing. How to fix the rules are holding back building
CD6.39	OR Millstones DWH P.14.0393.2
CD6.40	OR Queniborough Lodge P.13.1696.2
CD6.41	OR Barley Fields P.14.0708.2
CD6.42	Dec 21 OR Boonton Meadow Way p.20.2349.2
CD6.43	Feb 22 OR Boonton Meadow Way p.20.2349.2
CD6.44	OR Melton Road Queniborough p.18.0611.2
CD6.45	OR Melton Road Queniborough p.20.1605.2
CD6.46	Appeal - Land at Flowserve Pump Division (17 June 2021)
CD6.47	Appeal - South of Mallory Road, Bishops Tachbrool (04 November 2014)
CD6.48	Appeal - Moat House Farm (21 February 2012)
CD6.49	Appeal - Cat and Kittens Lane (30 October 2008)
CD6.50	Holborn Studios and GHL v LB of Hackney

CD7 3rd party representations to the appeal
CD7.01	RULE 6 Cllr Grimley
CD7.02	Bradshaw I - 892344
CD7.03	Croker R - 900231
CD7.04	Croker R - 900231 Attachment
CD7.05	de Ville S - 891069
CD7.06	Dring D - 899020
CD7.07	Dring S - 899319
CD7.08	Lindsey G - 890594
CD7.09	Paul Westgate
CD7.10	Weston J - 900523
CD7.11	Weston J - 900513 2
CD7.12	Ferrand Randria
CD7.13	Environment Agency
CD7.14	LCC updated contributions
CD7.15	Smith A - 899031 - Late
CD7.16	Chapman C - Late

CD8 Appeal Documents
CD8.01	Appellant Statement of Case
CD8.02	Appellant Statement of Case Appendix 1
CD8.03	Council Statement of Case
CD8.04	Council Statement of Case Appendix 1 (see CD5.07)
CD8.05	Council Statement of Case Appendix 2
CD8.06	Council Statement of Case Appendix 3
CD8.07	Council Statement of Case Appendix 4
CD8.08	Council Statement of Case Appendix 5
CD8.09	Council Statement of Case Appendix 6
CD8.10	Council Statement of Case Appendix 7
CD8.11	Land Off Barkby Road - Updated Conceptual Plan - Rev H
CD8.12	Updated Detailed Landscape Planting Plan
CD8.13	Facilities and Services Isochrone Map
CD8.14	LPA to Appellant re Updated Conceptual Plan 9.5.23
CD8.15	CIL Compliance Statement
CD8.16	LCC letter to Eversheds
CD8.17	LCC Leader Letter to Developers
CD8.18	Charnwood EiP Inspector Letter 23.05.23
CD8.19	Case Law: Gladman Dev Ltd vs SoS for Housing and Corby Borough Council and Uttlesford District Council [2021] EWCA Civ. 104
CD8.20	Case Law: Holborn Studios Limited vs London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
CD8.21	NPPF Consultation – Tracked Changes Version – December 2022
CD8.22	CBC Five Year Housing Land Supply – 1^st April 2022
CD8.23	Case Law: Gladman Dev Ltd vs Canterbury City Council [2019] EWCA Civ 669
CD8.24	Appeal decision APPY3940W223309170
CD8.25	Summary of Planning DM Proof
CD8.26	Charnwood Planning DM Proof of Evidence LW
CD8.27	Housing Land Supply Proof of Evidence MH
CD8.28	Landscape Proof of Evidence TLP-SJN
CD8.29	Landscape-LVIA-Methodology TLP-SJN
CD8.30	Landscape Table A - TLP-SJN
CD8.31	Landscape Table B-TLP-SJN
CD8.32	Landscape-Figures Photographs-TLP-SJN
CD8.33	NHS S106 Proof of Evidence
CD8.34	Appellant Planning - Summary Proof of Evidence - Queniborough
CD8.35	Appellant Planning - Proof of Evidence - Queniborough
CD8.36	Appendix 1 - eLP Housing Trajectory & 5YHLS 2023-2024
CD8.37	Appendix 2 - Education and Healthcare
CD8.38	Appendix 3 - Highways
CD8.39	Appendix 4 - Flood Risk and Drainage
CD8.40	Appendix 5 - Ecology and Biodiversity
CD8.41	Appendix 5 - Ecology and Biodiversity (appendix 1)
CD8.42	Appendix 5 - Ecology and Biodiversity (appendix 2)
CD8.43	Appendix 6 - Arboricultural Note
CD8.44	Appellant Summary to Landscape Proof of Evidence (Final)
CD8.45	Appellant Landscape Proof of Evidence 22.05.23 (Final)
CD8.46	Appellant Healthcare Proof of Evidence, Barkby Road, Queniborough
CD8.47	Appellant Affordable Housing Proof of Evidence
CD8.48	Appellant Affordable Appendices JS1-JS7
CD8.49	Planning Statement of Common Ground - Queniborough - 30th May 23 Final
CD8.50	Landscape SoCG - 30 May 2023-Final
CD8.51	Appendices Cover and Contents - Landscape Proof of Evidence
CD8.52	App 1 . Site Location and PRoW plan
CD8.53	App 2. Context Photoview Location Plan
CD8.54	App 3. Context Photoviews (Area of Local Separation)
CD8.55	App 4. Photoview Location Plan Queniborough
CD8.56	App 5. Queniborough Character Photoviews
CD8.57	App 6. Photoview Location Plan Syston
CD8.58	App 7. Syston Character Photoviews
CD8.59	App 8. Designations Plan
CD8.60	App 9. Summary of Visual Effects Schedule
CD8.61	App 9. Viewpoint Location Plan (to accompany the summary table)
CD8.62	App 10. LVIA_Methodology
CD8.63	App 11. Landscape Character Plan
CD8.64	App 12. Conceptual plan
CD8.65	App 13. Detailed Landscape Planting Plan - 150 units
CD8.66	App 14. Landscape Sections - 150 units
CD8.67	Planning Rebuttal - Barkby Road, Queniborough
CD8.68	Planning rebuttal Appendix 1a - H6823-LOC-01 (Location Plan)
CD8.69	Planning rebuttal Appendix 1b - CONCEPTUAL Plan - Rev H
CD8.70	Planning rebuttal Appendix 1c - Detailed Landscape Planting Plan
CD8.71	Planning rebuttal Appendix 2 - Mather Jamie Letter
CD8.72	Planning rebuttal Appendix 3 - Landowner letter
CD8.73	App 2. Context Photoview Location Plan - Rev A (updated)
CD8.74	App 3 Context Photoviews (Area of Local Separation photos) - Rev A-compressed (updated)
CD8.75	App 6. Photoview Location Plan Syston - Rev A (updated)
CD8.76	Cossington Road, Sileby Officer’s Report
CD8.77	ICB Response to Mr Hunter 09062023
CD8.78	CW R.01 - Planning DM Rebuttal
CD8.79	CW R.02 Housing Land Supply Rebuttal and Updated Proof of Evidence CBC
CD8.80	E23828 TLP R03 App Sjn05 Table a-2023 06 02
CD8.81	E23828 TLP R03 App Sjn06 Table B-2023 06 02
CD8.82	E23828 TLP R0^3 SJN Rebuttal Andrew Cook Po E Issue^01 2023 06 02
CD8.83	LCA (Final) July 2012
CD8.84	Rebuttal Proof of Evidence (NHS 17.3)
CD8.85	Appeal Decision 3311900

CD9 - Amended Plans
CD9.01	H6823-LOC-01 (Location Plan)
CD9.02	P23-0196_EN_10A Detailed Landscape Planting Plan - 150 units
CD9.03	Land Off Barkby Road - Queniborough - Conceptual Plan - Rev H

Inquiry documents

ID01 - Appellant Appendix 2 ALS Measurements (PDF Document, 2.51 Mb)
ID02 - Appellant Opening and Appearances (PDF Document, 0.33 Mb)
ID03 - Council's Opening Statement (PDF Document, 0.12 Mb)
ID04 - Planning Inspectorate Guidance - Planning Obligations (PDF Document, 2.94 Mb)
ID05 - Measurement of Separation Distances Rev A (PDF Document, 0.15 Mb)
ID05a - P23 0196 en 20 a Als (PDF Document, 1.43 Mb)
ID06 - Closing Submissions on Behalf of the Appellant (PDF Document, 0.34 Mb)
ID07 - Closing Submissions of Behalf of Charnwood Borough Council (PDF Document, 0.2 Mb)

Last updated: Fri 30th June, 2023 @ 10:39