Planning appeal decision
Land West of Browns Yard, Seas End Road, Moulton Seas End, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 6LD
Planning appeal 6005509 at Land West of Browns Yard, Seas End Road, Moulton Seas End, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 6LD (South Holland District Council) was dismissed on 5 May 2026 by Inspector Walker C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the change of use of existing agricultural land to builders yard
- Authority
- South Holland District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker C
- Postcode
- PE12 6LD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the appeal site constitutes an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and whether a specific need for a rural location has been adequately demonstrated
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate a specific need for the expansion in this rural location, combined with the disproportionate scale of the development and resulting harm to the character and appearance of the countryside, which conflicts with the Council's spatial strategy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 7
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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