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Dismissed19 September 20253365701

Lodge Farm Kirton Road, Scotter, Gainsborough, DN21 3JA

Planning appeal 3365701 at Lodge Farm Kirton Road, Scotter, Gainsborough, DN21 3JA (West Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 19 September 2025 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed demolition of the dwelling in heritage terms.

demolish existing dwellinghouse & erect replacement dwellinghouse

Authority
West Lindsey District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Wraight G
Postcode
DN21 3JA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed demolition of the dwelling in heritage terms
  • Whether the proposed development meets with the development plan requirements relating to embodied carbon
  • Whether the proposed development would make provision for biodiversity net gain

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate that the statutory biodiversity net gain requirement could be met, combined with non-compliance with the development plan requirement to address embodied carbon, outweighed the absence of heritage harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S5 Part BPolicy S57Policy S11

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