Whilst it is acknowledged that the Council is not currently able to demonstrate the availability of a five year supply of housing land and there is a presumption in favour of sustainable development, the cumulative detrimental impacts of the development are considered to out weigh the benefits secured by the additional supply of housing and the development is therefore considered to be unsustainable. The cumulative detrimental impacts of this proposal are significant and demonstrable and comprise the following: • The location has only limited local facilities and employment opportunities in close proximity therefore the proposal will rely on the private car • The proposal has poor public transport links and does not promote sustainable transport. • The proposal will not provide a low carbon future • The development intrudes on the open rolling countryside landscape of the Wolds between the settlement of Burton on the Wolds and designated heritage assets. It is considered to have a negative impact on the setting of these heritage assests and therefore does not integrate the new development into the natural, built and historic environment as required by section 66 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. • The proposal has negative impacts on biodiversity which results in significant harm without adequate mitigation, compensation measures or net gains in biodiversity. The proposal is therefore contrary to the aims of paragraph 6, 7, 14, and 17 of the National Planning Policy Framework and does not constitute sustainable development. The proposal is also contrary to Policies CS1, CS2, CS3, CS11, CS13, CS14, CS16, CS17 and CS26 of the Charnwood Local Plan Core Strategy 2006- 2028 and policies ST/1, ST/2, EV/1, EV/17, EV/20, H/16, CT/1 CT/2, TR/1 and TR/6 of the Borough of Charnwood Local Plan 2004, with weight being given to such policies according to their consistency with the National Planning Policy Framework.

The developer has not demonstrated that a safe form of access, particularly for vulnerable highway users such as pedestrians and cyclists will be provided to serve the site. Given the speed and volume of traffic on Loughborough Road, the proposed uncontrolled pedestrian crossing is not considered appropriate or safe and therefore the proposal would create severe dangers for pedestrians and could deter residents from walking whereas sustainable methods of transport, such as walking and cycling should be positively encouraged and is therefore contrary to paragraph 32 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Policies CS25 of the Charnwood Local Plan Core Strategy 2006- 2028 and TR/6 of the Borough of Charnwood Local Plan 2004.