Planning appeal decision
1 Grand Sluice Lane, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 9HL
Planning appeal 3287269 at 1 Grand Sluice Lane, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 9HL (Boston Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 April 2022 by Inspector Raygen Z, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the division of one existing residence into two residences within an already extended house
- Authority
- Boston Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Raygen Z
- Postcode
- PE21 9HL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether or not the proposal provides acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to internal space and outlook
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the existing dwelling with particular regards to garden space
- whether or not the proposal would provide safe accommodation as a dwelling with particular regard to flooding
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan on character and appearance, living conditions, and flood safety, and these harms are not outweighed by the modest housing and economic benefits given the Council's demonstrated five-year housing land supply.
the modest benefits of housing supply and economic contribution were insufficient to outweigh the conflicts with the development plan regarding character and appearance, living conditions, and flood safety
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 126Paragraph 130
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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