The proposed development, by virtue of the route followed by its access and egress, would result in an unacceptable reduction in the standards of amenity of the residents of Quorn Court. It would unavoidably result in significantly more vehicles passing in close proximity to the private amenity area of Quorn Court, resulting in a reduction in privacy and amenity levels of existing residents, and would result in increased noise and disturbance to the ground floor units within the building itself. It would therefore be contrary to Policy CS2 of the Charnwood Core Strategy 2015 and emerging Policy DS5 of the Charnwood Local Plan 2021-37 and policy H5e) of the Quorn Neighbourhood Plan 2019.

The proposed layout, by virtue of the size and positioning of gardens in relation to the boundaries of the site and features within it, would result in inadequate amenity provision for future residents. It would therefore be contrary to policies CS2 of Charnwood Core Strategy and EV/1 of Local Plan along with NPPF, National Design Guidance, Emerging Local Plan Policy EV5 and the guidance set out in the Design SPD to secure adequate levels of residential amenity.