Planning appeal decision
3 Walmsgate, Barlings Lane, Langworth, Lincolnshire, LN3 5DP
Planning appeal 3309560 at 3 Walmsgate, Barlings Lane, Langworth, Lincolnshire, LN3 5DP (West Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 5 May 2023 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
change of use of existing field to domestic use to grow seasonal fruit and vegetables and siting of a hobby greenhouse used for propagation and growing soft fruit and a shed/workshop to be used for storing gardening tools and machinery to maintain the area and the paddock beyond its perimeter
- Authority
- West Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Martinson P
- Postcode
- LN3 5DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would result in significant harm to the character and appearance of the area through the urbanisation of open countryside and encroachment into the established pattern of development, which is not outweighed by the limited benefits of the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP55
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 92
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.
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