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Planning permission granted30 May 20253341028

The Bell at Coleby, 3 Far Lane, Coleby, Lincoln, LN5 0AH

Planning appeal 3341028 at The Bell at Coleby, 3 Far Lane, Coleby, Lincoln, LN5 0AH (North Kesteven District Council) was allowed on 30 May 2025 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the change of use of the building to a residential property would result in the unnecessary loss of a community facility.

without planning permission, the material change of use of the land from a Public House (‘Sui Generis’) to a single dwelling house

Authority
North Kesteven District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Baxter C
Postcode
LN5 0AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the change of use of the building to a residential property would result in the unnecessary loss of a community facility

What decided it

The Tempest public house exists as alternative provision within reasonable proximity to the appeal site, thereby justifying the loss of the community facility and satisfying Policy S50(b) of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S50 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan April 2023Policy 6 of the Coleby Parish Neighbourhood Plan

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