Gap In The Hedge, Moor Lane, Potterhanworth, Lincoln, LN4 2AT

Planning appeal 3275271 at Gap In The Hedge, Moor Lane, Potterhanworth, Lincoln, LN4 2AT (North Kesteven District Council) was allowed on 9 December 2021 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would amount to the creation of separate dwellings in the countryside.

removal of existing chicken sheds and construction of new annex accommodation. New building to be same size as existin g (footprint & height)

Authority: North Kesteven District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Savage K
Postcode: LN4 2AT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would amount to the creation of separate dwellings in the countryside
Whether the proposal would be suitably located, having regard to the nature of the accommodation proposed and relevant national and local planning policy regarding development in the countryside

What decided it

The proposal was for ancillary annex accommodation with a functional relationship to the main dwelling rather than separate dwellings, and any future separation would require a further application, allowing the appeal to proceed on the basis of the development applied for.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy LP1Policy LP2Policy LP26Policy LP55Central Lincolnshire Local Plan (April 2017)

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