It is established planning policy, at both national and local level, that new development should be permitted outside established settlements in exceptional circumstances only. These circumstances normally relate to an agricultural need. The application site is located in the countryside and there are no exceptional circumstances which justify over-riding the normal planning policies. The proposed development would conflict with the provisions of Policies CS1 and CS11 of the Charnwood Local Plan (2011-2028) Core Strategy and Policy CT/1 of the Borough of Charnwood Local Plan which promote sustainable development and seek to protect the rural character and appearance of the countryside.

The applicant has failed to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the local planning authority that the highway impacts of the development would be acceptable in terms of the existing substandard access route and in sustainabiity terms. It is therefore considered that the proposal would not accord with the locational strategy for development as set out in Policy CS1 of the Charnwood Local Plan (2011-2028) and would result in unsustainable development, contrary to the aims of the National Planning Policy Framework.

The applicant has failed to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the local planning authority that the proposed variation of the condition would not result in new or additional amentiy concerns in terms of noise and disturbance to the occupiers of the dwelling on the site, contrary to the intentions of Policy CS2 of the Charnwood Local Plan (2011-2028) Core Strategy and Policy EV/1 of the Borough of Charnwood Local Plan which seek to protect amenities.