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Allowed17 March 20233302162

West End Tap, 108 Newland Street West, Lincoln, LN1 1PH

Planning appeal 3302162 at West End Tap, 108 Newland Street West, Lincoln, LN1 1PH (City of Lincoln Council) was allowed on 17 March 2023 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the public house business is viable and whether any nearby public house would offer a comparable facility for the community.

Change of use of ground floor bar, alterations and extensions, to provide 2 no. dwellings within the existing building and erection of a new dwelling to the rear of the site

Authority
City of Lincoln Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Reed D
Postcode
LN1 1PH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the public house business is viable and whether any nearby public house would offer a comparable facility for the community

What decided it

The public house business was demonstrably not viable in the conventional sense and nearby public houses offered comparable facilities for the community, satisfying the requirements of Policy LP15.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP15

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