®Planning appeal decision
Kelvindale. Old Wood, Skellingthorpe, Ljncoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 5UA
Planning appeal 3343814 at Kelvindale. Old Wood, Skellingthorpe, Ljncoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 5UA (North Kesteven District Council) was dismissed on 9 January 2025 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal represents a suitable location for residential development, having regard to local and national policy relating to development in the countryside, the safety and suitability of access to the site and to local services and facilities, and the effect on the character and appearance of the area.
two residential bungalows
- Authority
- North Kesteven District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage K
- Postcode
- LN6 5UA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal represents a suitable location for residential development, having regard to local and national policy relating to development in the countryside, the safety and suitability of access to the site and to local services and facilities, and the effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal locates market housing in the open countryside in conflict with the spatial strategy and would cause significant harm to character and appearance, and these harms are not outweighed by the modest social and economic benefits given the Council's demonstrated five-year housing land supply.
The modest social and economic benefits from two additional dwellings and a limited biodiversity gain do not outweigh the conflict with the development plan and the significant harm to character and appearance
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S5Policy S47Policy S48Policy S53
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84
- Judgments
- Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Others [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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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