Land off Redhill Lane, Ludford, LN8 6AG

permission in principle for the erection of two to six homes

Authority: East Lindsey
Appeal type: minor · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: LN8 6AG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including the effect on the landscape and scenic beauty of the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape

What decided it

The confirmed shortfall in five-year housing land supply, which engaged the tilted balance and meant that the localised and moderate harm to character and appearance was outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery.

The localised and moderate harm to the character and appearance of the area through encroachment into agricultural land was outweighed by the delivery of between 2 and 6 new dwellings in the context of a confirmed shortfall in five-year housing land supply, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development under paragraph 11 of the Framework.

Framework references: 11, 85

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP10, Policy SP23

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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