Planning appeal decision
The Old Dairy Yard, Mablethorpe Road, Theddlethorpe, LN12 1NQ
Planning appeal 3343480 at The Old Dairy Yard, Mablethorpe Road, Theddlethorpe, LN12 1NQ (East Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 18 September 2024 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
erection of 2 no. detached dwellings including the construction of a new vehicular access on site of an existing agricultural building which is to be demolished
- Authority
- East Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cross D
- Postcode
- LN12 1NQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- Flood risk
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing in respect of development plan policy
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance arising from the incongruous scale and design of the proposed dwellings, combined with the failure to satisfy the Sequential Test for flood risk, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan and could not be justified even allowing for the fallback Class Q conversion scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP10Policy SP17Policy SP3Policy SP18Policy SP1Policy SP2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 174
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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