# 30 Main Street, Lyddington (surface water condition, listed building)

- **Decision:** allowed, 22 September 2026
- **Decided by:** Planning Inspector: L Fleming
- **Authority:** Rutland (East Midlands)
- **Appeal reference:** 6006806
- **Application reference:** 2025/0779/FUL
- **Procedure:** written-representations
- **Development:** Section 73 removal of a surface-water management condition on retrospective works to a Grade II house (Appeal A; linked s19 LBC Appeal B 6006808)
- **Site context:** conservation-area, listed-building-setting
- **Green Belt:** no
- **Framework applied:** August 2026 NPPF
- **Determinative policies:** DM6
- **Development plan policies:** Rutland Core Strategy 2011 CS22, Site Allocations and Policies DPD 2014 SP15, SP20
- **Main issues:** drainage, heritage
- **Tags:** tier-2, conditions-appeal, transitional-no-consultation

## Summary
A drainage condition was removed once evidence showed roof water from a Grade II cottage drains to an existing lawful connection. A retention condition was substituted (DL 17).

## What made the difference
New drainage evidence, accepted by the LLFA, resolved the uncertainty behind the refusal.

## Policy findings
- **DM6: pass.** evidence now shows runoff drains to an existing lawful connection; condition replaced by a retention condition (DL 15-17, 20)

## Key facts
- Council and LLFA withdrew objections during the appeal (DL 7, 15)
- Framework 'not materially changed'; no consultation (DL 4)

## Sources
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/comment-planning-appeal/appeals/6006806
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/published-document/7ffb1af4-97c8-40da-81b0-1ff0c8383e94

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