Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Raithby Water Treatment Works , Horncastle Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9QT
Planning appeal 3336230 at Land Adjacent Raithby Water Treatment Works , Horncastle Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9QT (East Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 27 August 2024 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing having regard to development plan policy.
change of use, conversion of and alterations to existing stables into 1 no. dwelling
- Authority
- East Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cross D
- Postcode
- LN11 9QT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing having regard to development plan policy
What decided it
The appeal site is not within or immediately adjacent to the developed footprint of Louth settlement, and the unsustainable location requiring reliance on private vehicles for access to services and employment conflicts with Policy SP3 of the Core Strategy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP3Policy SP4
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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