Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of 125 Crowtree Lane, Louth, LN11 0QW
Planning appeal 3337395 at Land Rear of 125 Crowtree Lane, Louth, LN11 0QW (East Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 19 November 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, with due regard to the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
erection of 1no. house and detached garage, existing stable block to be demolished
- Authority
- East Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cross D
- Postcode
- LN11 0QW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for housing having regard to development plan policy, with due regard to the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
What decided it
The proposal would constitute an unacceptable encroachment of residential development into countryside within the AONB, failing to retain the core shape and form of the settlement and causing harm to the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB to which great weight must be given.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP3Policy SP10Policy SP23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 7
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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