Planning appeal decision
Land off Atterby Lane, Atterby, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN8 2BT
Planning appeal 3273541 at Land off Atterby Lane, Atterby, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN8 2BT (West Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 9 September 2021 by Inspector Dean S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the development plan.
outline planning permission to erect a single dwelling (all matters reserved for subsequent approval)
- Authority
- West Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dean S
- Postcode
- LN8 2BT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the development plan
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the mineral safeguarding area
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the spatial strategy and settlement hierarchy set out in Policy LP2 of the adopted Local Plan, and there are no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh this conflict.
The conflicts with the development plan in relation to spatial strategy, settlement hierarchy and minerals safeguarding requirements were significant and outweighed the absence of harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP2Policy LP17Policy LP26Policy M11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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