Land at Hards Lane, Frognall, Peterborough, PE6 8RP

‘Proposed change of use of existing agricultural hard surfaced land to open storage.’

Authority: South Kesteven District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Somers J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether there is an essential need for the proposed development and if so whether justification for it exists, taking into account the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding locality

What decided it

The essential need for the proposed open storage use to support small business expansion, combined with the site's appropriate character and appearance in a mixed employment locality with effective screening, justified the development as consistent with the broad aims of Policy SP5 and Framework paragraphs 88-89.

Framework references: 88, 89

Plan policies cited: Policy SP5, Policy DE1, Policy E7, Policy E8, Deepings Neighbourhood Plan Policy DNP9

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