KELVINDALE. OLD WOOD, SKELLINGTHORPE, LJNCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE, LN6 5UA

two residential bungalows

Authority: North Kesteven District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Savage K

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

Framework references: 84

Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S5, Policy S47, Policy S48, Policy S53

Judgments cited: Braintree District Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Others [2018] EWCA Civ 610

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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