Land off Dovecote Lane, Coleby, Lincoln, LN5 0AD

Planning appeal 3294239 at Land off Dovecote Lane, Coleby, Lincoln, LN5 0AD (North Kesteven District Council) was dismissed on 24 May 2023 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan and national policy.

erection of 4 x new dwellings

Authority: North Kesteven District Council
Appeal type: other · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Unknown
Inspector: Russell M
Postcode: LN5 0AD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan and national policy
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including landscape character

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the spatial strategy and locational requirements of the up-to-date development plan, which does not support market housing development outside the developed footprint of a small village, and there is no material consideration of sufficient weight to justify a decision contrary to the development plan.

The modest positive contribution to housing numbers and limited social and economic benefits were outweighed by the conflicts with the development plan's spatial objectives and the moderately adverse harm to landscape character and the Area of Great Landscape Value.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S1Policy S4Policy S53Policy S62Policy 1 of the Coleby Parish Neighbourhood Plan
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 12

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