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Dismissed2 February 20243324965

Mere House Mill Mere Road, Corringham, Gainsborough, DN21 5QZ

Planning appeal 3324965 at Mere House Mill Mere Road, Corringham, Gainsborough, DN21 5QZ (West Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 2 February 2024 by Inspector McHugh I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and on the setting of the Church of St Lawrence.

a two-storey infill extension

Authority
West Lindsey District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
McHugh I
Postcode
DN21 5QZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and on the setting of the Church of St Lawrence
  • The effect on the living conditions of the occupants of number 2A Church Lane with regard to outlook

What decided it

The proposal would have an unacceptably harmful overbearing and domineering effect on the living conditions and outlook of the occupants of the neighbouring property number 2A Church Lane.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S53Policy S57Policy CNP1Policy CNP4Policy CNP5Policy CNP6Policy CNP7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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