Friths Farm, Fen Road, Frampton West, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE20 1SA

Planning appeal 3367067 at Friths Farm, Fen Road, Frampton West, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE20 1SA (Boston Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 December 2025 by Inspector Kempton N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location or siting of the building would make it undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses), with regard to whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, particularly regarding noise and disturbance.

conversion of agricultural buildings into 6 dwelling houses

Authority: Boston Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Kempton N
Postcode: PE20 1SA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the location or siting of the building would make it undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses), with regard to whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, particularly regarding noise and disturbance

What decided it

The proximity of the proposed dwellings to the adjacent agricultural buildings, yard, and access road would result in unreasonable levels of noise and disturbance for future occupiers, making the location undesirable for residential conversion under Class Q.2(1)(e) of the GPDO.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 2Policy 3Policy 30
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 135

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