Planning appeal decision
Coulson The Bungalow Saxby Road, Owmby-By-Spital, Market Rasen, LN8 2DA
Planning appeal 3287616 at Coulson The Bungalow Saxby Road, Owmby-By-Spital, Market Rasen, LN8 2DA (West Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 27 May 2022 by Inspector Cooper W, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be a suitable replacement dwelling in the countryside, having regard to a) its effect on the character and appearance of the area, and b) the development plan's spatial strategy and rural development policies, with particular regard to size of replacement dwellings in the countryside.
demolition of existing dwelling along with associated outbuildings and erect replacement dwelling with attached garage
- Authority
- West Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cooper W
- Postcode
- LN8 2DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be a suitable replacement dwelling in the countryside, having regard to a) its effect on the character and appearance of the area, and b) the development plan's spatial strategy and rural development policies, with particular regard to size of replacement dwellings in the countryside
What decided it
The proposed replacement dwelling substantially exceeds the size and scale of the existing bungalow and would fail to meet the requirement of Policy LP55 Part B criterion d for replacement dwellings in the countryside to be of similar size and scale to the original dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP2Policy LP17Policy LP26Policy LP55
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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