Land north of Claypole Equestrian, Doddington Lane, Claypole

6008915·South Kesteven·29 Sept 2026dismissed·S25/1045

Tier label used

sustainable settlements

The tier sentence ¶4

“seek to direct development towards sustainable settlements and strictly control development within the countryside”

Summary

Fifty self-storage containers on open land next to an equestrian business outside Claypole. The inspector accepted this was rural diversification (moderate weight), but convenience to the landowner did not show that a countryside location was necessary under S5(1)(b). The containers would also cause moderate harm to rural character. Dismissed on the development plan, with no S5(4) balance.

Why this is cited

Site outside the settlement boundary of Claypole: against (self-storage containers); dismissed. In the register this counts as a case where the tier counted against the site.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6008915.txt

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