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Dismissed17 May 20243327764

Land at Willingham Road, Market Rasen, Lincs, LN8 3RE

Planning appeal 3327764 at Land at Willingham Road, Market Rasen, Lincs, LN8 3RE (West Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 17 May 2024 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The loss of tourist accommodation.

use of partially complete building as a residential dwelling with associated stabling and manege arena, including formation of vehicular access

Authority
West Lindsey District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bartlett R
Postcode
LN8 3RE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The loss of tourist accommodation
  • Whether the site is an appropriate location for a new dwelling

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate through a thorough marketing exercise that the approved tourist accommodation use is no longer viable, combined with the site's location in the countryside where residential use is not justified under local plan policies S1 and S5.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S43Policy S1Policy S5(A)(a)Policy S5(D)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 88Paragraph 84

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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