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Dismissed8 December 20253372567

Top Lock Meadows, Uffington Road, Stamford , PE9 3FF

Planning appeal 3372567 at Top Lock Meadows, Uffington Road, Stamford , PE9 3FF (South Kesteven District Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2025 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of varying conditions 2 and 16 on the living conditions of occupiers of the development, with particular regard to noise and disturbance from adjacent business premises.

a residential development of 41 dwellings and associated works, without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref S17/2496, dated 26 July 2018

Authority
South Kesteven District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Bartlett R
Postcode
PE9 3FF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of varying conditions 2 and 16 on the living conditions of occupiers of the development, with particular regard to noise and disturbance from adjacent business premises
  • the effect of varying conditions 2 and 16 on the appearance of the development

What decided it

The Inspector could not be satisfied that the 3m high acoustic wall was no longer necessary to mitigate noise and disturbance from existing and future uses of the adjacent business park on the residential occupiers.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DE1Policy ENV4Policy 4 of the Stamford Neighbourhood Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 140Paragraph 198Paragraph 135

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