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Dismissed19 April 20243319721

Castle Farm Cowdale Lane, Sturton By Stow, Lincolnshire, LN1 2PL

Planning appeal 3319721 at Castle Farm Cowdale Lane, Sturton By Stow, Lincolnshire, LN1 2PL (West Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 19 April 2024 by Inspector Hall R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker to live permanently at the appeal site in the countryside.

new dwelling for farm worker

Authority
West Lindsey District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hall R
Postcode
LN1 2PL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker to live permanently at the appeal site in the countryside

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at the appeal site.

the significant weight attached to the presumption against new residential development in the countryside outweighed the combination of benefits, so the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S5 part D
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84

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