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Dismissed6 October 20266011868

Land off Fen Road, Newton-in-the-isle, Wisbech, PE13 5HT

Planning appeal 6011868 at Land off Fen Road, Newton-in-the-isle, Wisbech, PE13 5HT (Fenland) was dismissed on 6 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the availability of best and most versatile agricultural land (BMV).

change of use of agricultural Land to dog exercise paddock, provision of car parking, fencing, landscaping, proposed field shelter and upgraded access (from a B class road)

Authority
Fenland
Appeal type
major · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
leisure-sport
Postcode
PE13 5HT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the availability of best and most versatile agricultural land (BMV)

What decided it

The absence of robust evidence to justify the loss of Grade 1 agricultural land, combined with the failure to demonstrate that development on lower-grade land was not reasonably available, rendered the proposal unacceptable.

the limited benefits of the proposal would not substantially outweigh its adverse effects on best and most versatile agricultural land

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP12(i)Policy LP14

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