Planning appeal decision
Plots 3 & 4 Leys Lane, Winterton, Scunthorpe, DN15 9QT
Planning appeal 3345925 at Plots 3 & 4 Leys Lane, Winterton, Scunthorpe, DN15 9QT (North Lincolnshire Council) was allowed on 10 December 2024 by Inspector Parker C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is located within a sustainable location or not.
The material change of use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes and erection of a dayroom ancillary to that use
- Authority
- North Lincolnshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Parker C
- Postcode
- DN15 9QT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is located within a sustainable location or not
What decided it
The unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches in the area, combined with the site's sustainable location with good access to local services and the modest scale of a single pitch, outweighed the technical breach of Policy RD2 for countryside development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS10Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS3Policy RD2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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