Cromwell Tools Ltd, Station Road, North Hykeham, Lincoln, LN6 9AL

Planning appeal 3321868 at Cromwell Tools Ltd, Station Road, North Hykeham, Lincoln, LN6 9AL (North Kesteven District Council) was dismissed on 22 January 2024 by Inspector Allen K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development, with regard to development plan policies concerning Important Established Employment Areas (IEEAs).

the change of use from light industrial facility to Place of Worship as a Christian Church

Authority: North Kesteven District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector: Allen K
Postcode: LN6 9AL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development, with regard to development plan policies concerning Important Established Employment Areas (IEEAs)
whether the need for the proposed development outweighs any harm identified in respect of the above issue

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide substantiated evidence that the property had been appropriately marketed for a continuous period of 12 months or more without successful conclusion on terms reflecting its lawful employment use, as required by Policy S31 criterion d).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S28Policy S31

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