®Planning appeal decision
Well Pastures, Saddleback Road, Skidbrooke, LN11 7DH
Planning appeal 3296721 at Well Pastures, Saddleback Road, Skidbrooke, LN11 7DH (East Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 21 October 2022 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site represents a suitable location for tourism accommodation.
change of use of land for the siting of up to a maximum of six (6x) shepherd huts for use as tourist accommodation
- Authority
- East Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Savage K
- Postcode
- LN11 7DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site represents a suitable location for tourism accommodation
What decided it
The site's location in open countryside 3km from the nearest settlement along a narrow unlit rural road with no footpaths fails to meet Policy SP19's requirement for accessibility by sustainable modes of transport, and no operational reasons justify locating the accommodation on this particular site.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP19Policy SP22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84
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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