Belvedere, Blaze Gate, Lutton, Lincolnshire, PE12 9HJ

Planning appeal 3299204 at Belvedere, Blaze Gate, Lutton, Lincolnshire, PE12 9HJ (South Holland District Council) was allowed on 31 March 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the agricultural occupancy condition is necessary and reasonable in order to safeguard the property for agricultural occupancy, having regard to the local development strategy for the area, and evidence relating to marketing the property for sale.

the erection of dwelling with garage and access, without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref H6/639/80, dated 20 August 1980

Authority: South Holland District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Hughes L
Postcode: PE12 9HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the agricultural occupancy condition is necessary and reasonable in order to safeguard the property for agricultural occupancy, having regard to the local development strategy for the area, and evidence relating to marketing the property for sale

What decided it

The evidence of extensive marketing at a reasonable discount to open market value, combined with the receipt of only one inadequate offer, demonstrated that the agricultural occupancy condition is no longer necessary to safeguard the property for agricultural occupancy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1 of the South East Lincolnshire Local Plan 2011-2036
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 56Paragraph 80

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