Planning appeal decision
43 Queen Street, Lincoln, LN5 8LB
Planning appeal 3322590 at 43 Queen Street, Lincoln, LN5 8LB (City of Lincoln Council) was dismissed on 5 December 2023 by Inspector Allen K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the district's supply of single-family housing.
the change of use from C3 to C4
- Authority
- City of Lincoln Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Allen K
- Postcode
- LN5 8LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the district's supply of single-family housing
- whether the development would be acceptable with respect to flood risk
What decided it
The lack of substantiated evidence demonstrating an established lack of demand for single-family use, combined with the absence of a required Flood Risk Assessment for a property in flood zone 3, meant the development conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh that conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S25Policy S21Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document
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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