Planning appeal decision
South Brink, Wisbech, PE14 0RP
Planning appeal 3367015 at South Brink, Wisbech, PE14 0RP (Fenland District Council) was dismissed on 10 September 2025 by Inspector Greenwood L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The suitability of the building and location for a conversion into a residential dwelling.
conversion and alterations to existing barn with erection of a detached double garage, existing store to be demolished
- Authority
- Fenland District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Greenwood L
- Postcode
- PE14 0RP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The suitability of the building and location for a conversion into a residential dwelling
- The effect on the safety of public highway users
What decided it
The barn's poor structural condition requiring significant rebuilding and the inability to provide adequate visibility splays for safe highway access both conflict with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP12LP15LP2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 110Paragraph 115
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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