Appeal 3371385
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
5 sections
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Section 01
Development description
an oak double car port.
Section 02
Decision
The appeal is dismissed.
Section 03
Main Issue
The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
Section 04
Reasons
The appeal property is a detached single-storey bungalow, which is situated at the beginning/end of [site address] , on the edge of the countryside. A public footpath runs alongside the property on its western side. The front garden of the bungalow is bounded by a low wall on the frontage and fencing alongside the footpath, but the property is generally open to public view.
The proposal is to construct an oak-framed/boarded car port within the front garden of the dwelling. It would measure approximately 6.6m x 6.1m with a ridge height of approximately 3.4m. A previous application for a taller structure was refused by the Council (S24/2039) and the current proposal seeks to overcome the Council’s earlier concerns.
Policy DE1 of the adopted South Kesteven Local Plan (LP) seeks, amongst other things, to promote good design and ensure that development does not have an adverse effect on the streetscene and the character of the area. This policy accords with paragraph 135 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024 (NPPF), which contains similar provisions. The Council contends that the proposal conflicts with Policy DE1, because of its siting and effect on the streetscene.
I acknowledge that matters of design and visual impact can be subjective, but in this case, I share the Council’s concerns. Whilst the proposed car port would benefit the applicants by providing shelter for their vehicles, it would be an unduly prominent and intrusive feature in the streetscene. There are no other similar structures within front gardens along this stretch of [site address] , and the proposal would, therefore, be at odds with the predominant character and appearance of the area. Consequently, the proposal would conflict with Policy DE1 of the LP and with the provisions of the NPPF, as referred to above.
In reaching my decision, I have considered the appellants’ argument that the impact of the car port could be mitigated by planting along the boundaries of the site. However, I am not persuaded that this would be sufficient to make the proposal acceptable, due to the position, height and overall scale of the structure.
Section 05
Conclusion
For the above reasons, it is concluded that the appeal be dismissed.
Planning inspector and document dates
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Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 203No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 18 November 2025Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 27 October 2025 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 3371385
- Application reference
- S25/0747
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- South Kesteven District Council
- Planning authority code
- E07000141
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- 1. Refused planning permission
- Appeal reason
- Refusal
- Type detail
- Planning Appeals - Full
- Jurisdiction
- Transferred
- Link status
- Not Linked
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- Not recorded
- Floor space
- Not recorded
- Number of residences
- 0
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- Not recorded
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Not recorded
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Dismissed
- Decision category
- Dismissed
- Received date
- 19 August 2025
- Valid date
- 19 August 2025
- Start date
- 22 August 2025
- Planning authority decision date
- 1 July 2025
- Appeal decision date
- 18 November 2025
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- No
- Bespoke
- No
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Horizon
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 79894
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:25
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:29
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:25
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21