Planning appeal decision
Bleak Farm, Northorpe Road, Scotton, Gainsborough, DN21 3RB
Planning appeal 3281142 at Bleak Farm, Northorpe Road, Scotton, Gainsborough, DN21 3RB (West Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 24 May 2022 by Inspector Cragg D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 2 restricting the occupancy of the bungalow is necessary and reasonable having regard to national and local planning policies and whether there is a demand for an agriculturally tied dwelling associated with the landholding or the local area.
replacement of existing farmhouse with bungalow without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref: W89/920/78, dated 21 November 1978
- Authority
- West Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cragg D
- Postcode
- DN21 3RB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 2 restricting the occupancy of the bungalow is necessary and reasonable having regard to national and local planning policies and whether there is a demand for an agriculturally tied dwelling associated with the landholding or the local area.
What decided it
The absence of any marketing exercise or other evidence demonstrating a lack of demand for the agriculturally tied dwelling meant the Inspector could not conclude the occupancy condition was no longer necessary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP2Policy LP55Policy 5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 80
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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