®Planning appeal decision
3 Fenton Fields, Fenton, Lincoln, LN1 2GE
Planning appeal 3291383 at 3 Fenton Fields, Fenton, Lincoln, LN1 2GE (West Lindsey District Council) was allowed on 11 July 2022 by Inspector Coyne C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a residential garden having regard its public amenity value.
described on the application form as ‘The area of land concerned is adjacent to No 3 Fenton Fields. Although previously designated as open space it has been maintained by us since we moved into the property in Oct 2007. The land has now been purchased by us from the Parish Council. There is a covenant on the land as part of the purchase that states that it may be used as garden land by the adjacent property (3 Fenton Fields). This application for change of use from Open Space to Residential Garden Land in accordance with the said covenant. The land is only to be used as a garden with the existing wall remaining in place’
- Authority
- West Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Coyne C
- Postcode
- LN1 2GE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a residential garden having regard its public amenity value
What decided it
The visual amenity of the site would be maintained or improved through the appellant's landscaping, and the proposed residential garden use would not have an adverse impact on public amenity value given its location and the likelihood of limited use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP17LP24LP26
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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