®Planning appeal decision
Fieldholme, Crook Bank, Theddlethorpe, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, LN12 1QF
Planning appeal 3362844 at Fieldholme, Crook Bank, Theddlethorpe, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, LN12 1QF (East Lindsey District Council) was allowed on 5 June 2025 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed dwellinghouse is in accordance with the Council's housing strategy for the area as outlined in policies SP1-SP3 and SP18 of the adopted 2018 East Lindsey Local Plan.
conversion, extensions and alterations of a barn to a dwelling
- Authority
- East Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hartley S
- Postcode
- LN12 1QF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwellinghouse is in accordance with the Council's housing strategy for the area as outlined in policies SP1-SP3 and SP18 of the adopted 2018 East Lindsey Local Plan
- Whether occupants would be at risk from coastal flooding events
- Whether the proposal would deliver a sustainable form of development
What decided it
The existence of a prior approval planning permission for a Class Q barn conversion on the site, which would very likely be implemented if this appeal were dismissed, combined with the LPA's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, substantially outweighed the conflict with the housing strategy policies.
The conflict with the out-of-date housing strategy policies (moderate adverse weight) was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the housing land supply shortfall, the social and economic benefits of delivering one dwelling, the existing fallback planning permission, good design, and sustainable location with reasonable accessibility, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SP1SP2SP3SP16SP18
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 187
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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