Planning appeal decision
The Land Known As 4a Gimmels Gate, Sutton Crosses, Long Sutton, Spalding, PE12 9AU
Planning appeal 3275026 at The Land Known As 4a Gimmels Gate, Sutton Crosses, Long Sutton, Spalding, PE12 9AU (South Holland District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 5 January 2022 by Inspector Shields T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development having regard to national and local planning policies and access to services and facilities.
the siting of a caravan for permanent residential use
- Authority
- South Holland District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Shields T
- Postcode
- PE12 9AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development having regard to national and local planning policies and access to services and facilities
- Flood risk
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the spatial strategy and countryside policies of the development plan, lacks justification for permanent residential use in a rural location, and fails to address flood risk through required sequential testing and assessment.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 4Policy 10Policy 11Policy 19Policy 20Policy 22Policy 23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 103Paragraph 108Paragraph 110Paragraph 155Paragraph 158
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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