OS Field 1600 Saxilby Road, LINCOLN, Lincolnshire, LN1 2BG

change of use, agricultural land to a professional training centre

Authority: City of Lincoln Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Teasdale N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the Council's development plan policies governing such proposals within the Green Wedge
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
Whether sufficient information has been submitted in respect of noise, highways and drainage

What decided it

The proposed development conflicts with Green Wedge policy as it is neither demonstrated to be non-detrimental to the Green Wedge's functions nor essential to be located there, and could be more suitably located in an industrial/employment area.

Plan policies cited: Policy S63, Policy S58, Policy S53, Policy S21, Policy S47

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