Land North of West Road, Bourne, PE10 9PX

construction of a Class E foodstore, car parking, access, landscaping and associated engineering works

Authority: South Kesteven District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: retail · Major retail and services
Inspector: Savage K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The main issues are whether the site would represent a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to i) the spatial strategy of the development plan and ii) the effect on the landscape and character of the area.

What decided it

The proposal's obtrusive extension into the open countryside and consequent significant, permanent harm to the rural landscape character, conflicting with Policy SP4(b) and (d), EN1 and DE1.

The moderate and limited weight benefits (economic investment, employment, retail choice, minor BNG) did not outweigh the very significant weight given to the conflict with the development plan as a whole.

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy SP4, Policy EN1, Policy DE1, Policy EN2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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