Planning appeal decision
29 Pipwell Gate, Moulton Seas End, Spalding, PE12 6LU
Planning appeal 3355183 at 29 Pipwell Gate, Moulton Seas End, Spalding, PE12 6LU (South Holland District Council) was allowed on 11 April 2025 by Inspector Marriott H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary to provide safe and adequate pedestrian access to the appeal site having regard to the development plan.
Change of use from residential dwelling to children's home
- Authority
- South Holland District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Marriott H
- Postcode
- PE12 6LU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary to provide safe and adequate pedestrian access to the appeal site having regard to the development plan
What decided it
The limited number of pedestrians likely to emanate from the children's home use, combined with the existing short break in the footway and practical difficulties in accommodating the required footway width, meant the condition was not reasonable or necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 33Policy 36
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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