Decoy Farm, Fen Gate, Moulton Chapel, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 0XL

Planning appeal 6001027 at Decoy Farm, Fen Gate, Moulton Chapel, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 0XL (South Holland District Council) was dismissed on 23 January 2026 by Inspector Hubbard S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether conversion of the stable block accords with policies in the development plan governing the re-use of buildings in the countryside.

conversion of existing stable block into 2No. units to provide assisted living accommodation

Authority: South Holland District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Hubbard S
Postcode: PE12 0XL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether conversion of the stable block accords with policies in the development plan governing the re-use of buildings in the countryside
Whether there are other material considerations sufficient to outweigh any conflict identified

What decided it

The stable block fails to meet the criterion in Policy 23 requiring architectural or historic merit or positive landscape contribution to justify conversion in the countryside, and no material considerations are sufficient to outweigh this development plan conflict.

The potential benefits to those with protected characteristics and the modest contribution to housing supply did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 1 of the South East Lincolnshire Local PlanPolicy 23 of the South East Lincolnshire Local PlanPolicy 17 of the South East Lincolnshire Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 5

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