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Dismissed10 December 20243345731

44 High Street, St Martins, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2LG

Planning appeal 3345731 at 44 High Street, St Martins, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 2LG (South Kesteven District Council) was dismissed on 10 December 2024 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would result in an unacceptable loss of a community facility.

change of Use from Class F1 (school) to C3(a) Residential. Internal alterations to Listed Building to form two dwellings (one 3-bed and one 4-bed)

Authority
South Kesteven District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bayliss G
Postcode
PE9 2LG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would result in an unacceptable loss of a community facility

What decided it

The proposal would result in the unacceptable loss of a community facility in breach of Policy SP6, and the housing benefit, whilst significant, could not outweigh this harm in the context of a compliant development plan.

the significant public benefit of providing two dwellings and boosting housing supply did not outweigh the unacceptable loss of a community facility and conflict with the development plan

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 97

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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