Planning appeal decision
22 Dunholme Road, Scothern, Lincoln, LN2 2UD
Planning appeal 3279916 at 22 Dunholme Road, Scothern, Lincoln, LN2 2UD (West Lindsey District Council) was allowed on 17 February 2022 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the appeal site is suitable in terms of local and national planning policy.
convert & extend garage to form 1 No. dwelling
- Authority
- West Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cooper P
- Postcode
- LN2 2UD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the appeal site is suitable in terms of local and national planning policy
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The specific site circumstances, including the previously developed nature of the garage, its acceptable design matching the host dwelling, and Parish Council support, outweighed the minor conflict with the settlement growth percentage policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP2Policy LP3Policy LP4Policy LP17Policy LP26Policy D1
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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