The Cottage, Moortown Road, Nettleton, Market Rasen, LN7 6HX

Planning appeal 3362566 at The Cottage, Moortown Road, Nettleton, Market Rasen, LN7 6HX (West Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 1 September 2025 by Inspector Fern L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed replacement dwelling constitutes appropriate development in its rural setting, having regard to the size and scale of the proposal, its location within the plot and whether the proposal takes opportunities to reduce embodied carbon.

demolish an existing dwelling and erect a new dwelling with detached garage and enlarge the domestic curtilage

Authority: West Lindsey District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Fern L
Postcode: LN7 6HX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed replacement dwelling constitutes appropriate development in its rural setting, having regard to the size and scale of the proposal, its location within the plot and whether the proposal takes opportunities to reduce embodied carbon

What decided it

The proposed dwelling at approximately double the size of the existing property fails to meet the requirement for similar size and scale under Policy S5 Part B sub-part d), and the absence of substantive embodied carbon assessment evidence means the proposal does not comply with Policy S11.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S5Policy S11Policy S1

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