®Planning appeal decision
157 High Street, Lincoln, LN5 7AA
Planning appeal 3320551 at 157 High Street, Lincoln, LN5 7AA (City of Lincoln Council) was dismissed on 1 November 2023 by Inspector Allen K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, having regard to local and national policy, the proposal would undermine the vitality and viability of the Primary Shopping Area and Lincoln City Centre.
the change of use from Use Class E unit to one bedroom flat (C3)
- Authority
- City of Lincoln Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Allen K
- Postcode
- LN5 7AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether, having regard to local and national policy, the proposal would undermine the vitality and viability of the Primary Shopping Area and Lincoln City Centre
What decided it
The proposal would result in a residential unit at ground floor within the Primary Shopping Area, which creates a greater potential for non-commercial uses to have a harmful effect on the vitality and viability of the centre that Policy S36 seeks to manage, and this impact has not been adequately demonstrated to be absent.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S36 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan (April 2023)
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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