Planning appeal decision
Greyhound Cottage, Main Street, Woolsthorpe By Belvoir, NG32 1LX
Planning appeal 3268905 at Greyhound Cottage, Main Street, Woolsthorpe By Belvoir, NG32 1LX (South Kesteven District Council) was dismissed on 27 September 2021 by Inspector Willows P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant has shown, on the balance of probability, that the use proposed would not cause a material change of use of the site.
use of premises as a home for up to three children or young persons with up to two full-time carers sleeping overnight, working on a rota basis
- Authority
- South Kesteven District Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Willows P
- Postcode
- NG32 1LX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant has shown, on the balance of probability, that the use proposed would not cause a material change of use of the site
What decided it
The inclusion of extensive grazing land within the certificate application site, combined with the shared use of facilities with the adjacent children's home resulting in increased congregations of children and noise, constitutes a material change of use from the existing grazing and residential uses.
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