Planning appeal decision
Bailey Bridge Farm, Holme Lane, Claypole, Lincolnshire, NG23 5AP
Planning appeal 3377087 at Bailey Bridge Farm, Holme Lane, Claypole, Lincolnshire, NG23 5AP (South Kesteven District Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2026 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), with regard to whether the proposed development is reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture within the unit.
the erection of a Dutch barn
- Authority
- South Kesteven District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Wraight G
- Postcode
- NG23 5AP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), with regard to whether the proposed development is reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture within the unit
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient documentary evidence to establish the size of the agricultural unit and the provenance and purpose of hay and straw storage, which are essential to demonstrating that the proposed building would be reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture within the unit.
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