Planning appeal decision
28 St. John Street, Wainfleet, Skegness, PE24 4DH
Planning appeal 3278902 at 28 St. John Street, Wainfleet, Skegness, PE24 4DH (East Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 11 April 2022 by Inspector Raygen Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the disputed conditions are necessary and reasonable having regard to the previous uses of the appeal site and the proposed use.
Change of use, conversion of and alterations to existing workshop and stores to provide 2 dwellings and to include raising of the roof height
- Authority
- East Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Raygen Z
- Postcode
- PE24 4DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the disputed conditions are necessary and reasonable having regard to the previous uses of the appeal site and the proposed use
What decided it
The previous industrial uses of the site, its listing as a contaminated land priority site, the unknown history of underground contamination risks, and the sensitivity of residential use as an end user requiring investigation and evaluation of potential risks by standard methodology made the disputed conditions necessary and reasonable.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 178Paragraph 183
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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