®Planning appeal decision
5 Exley Square, Lincoln, LN2 4WP
Planning appeal 3364507 at 5 Exley Square, Lincoln, LN2 4WP (City of Lincoln Council) was dismissed on 1 September 2025 by Inspector Fern L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not there is an established lack of demand for the appeal dwelling as a single-family home.
Change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3) to HMO (Use Class C4)
- Authority
- City of Lincoln Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Fern L
- Postcode
- LN2 4WP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not there is an established lack of demand for the appeal dwelling as a single-family home
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide substantive evidence of a thorough marketing exercise demonstrating an established lack of demand for the property as a single-family home, as required by Policy S25.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S25 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan (2023)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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