®Planning appeal decision
Holmleigh Fen Road, Heighington, LINCOLN, LN4 1JH
erection of 5 no. detached two storey dwellings and 2 no. affordable dwellings, with associated garaging including formation of associated access road and junction with Fen Road and provision of footway connection
- Authority
- North Kesteven District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site location is suitable for residential development, having regard to development plan policy governing proposals within the open countryside
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
- Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to privacy
- Whether sufficient information has been submitted in respect of energy performance
- The effect of the proposed development on trees
What decided it
The site's location in open countryside, separated from the developed footprint of Heighington by undeveloped agricultural land and sporadic development, makes it unsuitable for residential development under Policy S4 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan 2023 and paragraph 84 of the Framework.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and the provision of a footpath link were insufficient to outweigh the significant harm caused by the unsuitable countryside location, unacceptable harm to character and appearance, and inadequate living conditions for future occupiers.
Framework references: 8, 11, 48, 84, 131, 135, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S4, Policy S5, Policy S6, Policy S7, Policy S53, Policy S66
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