Woodlands, Summergates Lane, Bratoft, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 5BZ

Planning appeal 3362639 at Woodlands, Summergates Lane, Bratoft, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 5BZ (East Lindsey District Council) was allowed on 11 June 2025 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal accords with development plan policies relating to the location of development in the area, including the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area.

Change of use of land to provide 8 glamping pitches, excavation of a wildlife pond, creation of an embankment and construction of an internal access road

Authority: East Lindsey District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Hartley S
Postcode: PE24 5BZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal accords with development plan policies relating to the location of development in the area, including the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal accords with policy SP15 of the Core Strategy, which supports tourism and leisure development in close proximity to settlements where it can be demonstrated that it adds to the built and natural environment, does not cause unacceptable harm to landscape or heritage assets, and has safe access with vehicle and pedestrian segregation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP1Policy SP3Policy SP15Policy SP24
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 187
Judgments: SSCLG and Solihull MBC V Ms Thea Osmund-Smith and Mr Richard Kimblin, 2015

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