®Planning appeal decision
9 Pinfold Road, Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire, NG33 4RG
Planning appeal 3372630 at 9 Pinfold Road, Castle Bytham, Lincolnshire, NG33 4RG (South Kesteven District Council) was dismissed on 21 November 2025 by Inspector Skelly C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area including the Conservation Area within which the site lies.
erection of a detached dwelling with associated hard and soft landscaping
- Authority
- South Kesteven District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Skelly C
- Postcode
- NG33 4RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area including the Conservation Area within which the site lies
- whether the site is a suitable location for housing having regard to the development strategy for the area
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, combined with the site's unsuitability as a location for housing under the development strategy, outweighs the modest public benefits of housing delivery despite the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
The less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area, attributed modest weight to public benefits from housing delivery and construction-phase economic activity, which is insufficient to outweigh the heritage harm; the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply because designated heritage assets provide a strong reason for refusal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP2Policy SP3Policy SP4Policy DE1Policy EN6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
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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