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Lincoln Golf Centre, Moor Lane, Thorpe-on-the-Hill, Lincoln, LN6 9BW
Planning appeal 3278803 at Lincoln Golf Centre, Moor Lane, Thorpe-on-the-Hill, Lincoln, LN6 9BW (North Kesteven District Council) was dismissed on 22 November 2021 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect that varying the conditions would have on the relationship between the holiday lodges and existing golf centre and on the character and appearance of the area.
change of use of unutilised D2 land to form Holiday Golf Retreat to include stationing of lodges and associated access tracks and services without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 17/0620/FUL, dated 12 October 2017
- Authority
- North Kesteven District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
- Postcode
- LN6 9BW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect that varying the conditions would have on the relationship between the holiday lodges and existing golf centre and on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed variation would significantly weaken the essential link with the golf centre and cause unmitigated harm to the character and appearance of the area through loss of an important hedgerow, conflicting with Policies LP7, LP17 and LP26 of the development plan.
The benefits of the proposed access and lodge development did not outweigh the harm to the relationship between the lodges and golf centre and the significant harm to character and appearance caused by loss of the important hedgerow.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP7Policy LP17Policy LP26LP13
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.
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