The site is within countryside and the Charnwood Forest, a distinct character area which is part of the National Forest. The proposed house type designs fail to respect and enhance the character of the area or bring forward high quality design. The proposed layout, scale, external appearance and landscaping, are not considered to be of sufficient quality and are contrary to saved policies ST/2, CT/1, CT/2 and EV/1 of the Charnwood Local Plan (2004) and policies CS2, CS11 and CS12 of the Charnwood Local Plan 2011-2028, Core Strategy (2015) and the aims and objectives of high quality design in the National Planning Policy Framework, as informed by the National Design Guide (2019) and the Charnwood Design Supplementary Planning Document.

The proposal fails to deliver an appropriate level of affordable housing and contributions towards sustainable travel, education, libraries, civic amenity, local community facilities, health care, open space, play provision that are necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms. The proposals would be contrary to Policies CS3, CS17, CS15 and CS24 of the Charnwood Local Plan 2011-2028, Core Strategy (2015) and adopted Housing Supplementary Planning Document (2017) and Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations.