Traveller site given three years in Blaby after appeal

In documents sent to the council, McDonagh said the scheme would meet a “pressing accommodation need” in the district.However, the council said a number of previous applications for the site had been considered and were either refused or withdrawn.It said a similar scheme for two caravan pitches plus a dayroom was rejected by its planning committee in May 2020 and a planning inspector then dismissed an appeal against the refusal in November 2022.District councillor for planning Mike Shirley, Blaby District Council portfolio holder for planning and strategic growth, said the council was “disappointed” at the decision and said: “We have concerns about the impact any development in this location has on the Blaby conservation area.”Blaby county councillor John Bloxham said: “To say this is frustrating doesn’t even come close.”