Planning appeal decision
Aberfoyle, School Lane, Broadholme, Lincoln, LN1 2LZ
Planning appeal 3279681 at Aberfoyle, School Lane, Broadholme, Lincoln, LN1 2LZ (West Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 17 February 2022 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principle of the development.
change of use of land to site 5 caravans and the creation of lake
- Authority
- West Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cooper P
- Postcode
- LN1 2LZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The principle of the development
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on the potential for flooding of adjacent land
What decided it
The lack of clear agricultural justification for the static caravans combined with inadequate landscape mitigation for the raised ground level and absence of flood risk assessment rendered the proposals contrary to the development plan across all three main issues.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP2Policy LP55Policy LP17Policy LP26Policy LP14Saxilby with Ingleby Neighbourhood Plan policy 2Saxilby with Ingleby Neighbourhood Plan policy 11
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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