Planning appeal decision
Waites Farm Barns, Seas End Road, Moulton Seas End, Lincolnshire, PE12 6LD
Planning appeal 3347567 at Waites Farm Barns, Seas End Road, Moulton Seas End, Lincolnshire, PE12 6LD (South Holland District Council) was allowed on 27 January 2025 by Inspector Andrews M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the character and appearance of the area.
a summer house (retrospective)
- Authority
- South Holland District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Andrews M
- Postcode
- PE12 6LD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- the existing and future use of the building
What decided it
The imposition of a condition restricting the summer house to use incidental to the host dwelling, combined with the site layout preventing severance, effectively addresses the risk of it becoming a separate dwelling while its subservient proportions and limited visibility prevent harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 3Policy 30
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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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