Land west of Sunnyside, Glentham (three over-55s dwellings)

6011337·West Lindsey·1 Oct 2026dismissed·WL/2025/01036

Tier label used

small village (Policy S1)

The tier sentence ¶7

“LP Policy S1 identifies Glentham as a small village”

The route sentence ¶25

“this site is poorly connected and residents would be likely to rely heavily on the use of private vehicles to access most services”

Summary

Three large over-55s houses at the edge of the small village of Glentham were dismissed. The council has a five-year supply and a recent local plan, which the inspector gave full weight. The appellant's evidence of a general shortage of housing for older people did not show a need for large four-bedroom houses in this location, so no S5(1) category was met and S5(4) applied. The scheme harmed the approach to the village, was poorly connected, and was at so low a density that L3(4) said it should be refused.

The location finding

TR3(1)(a): fail. letter says "TR3(1a)"; village has a small shop and very limited services; no evidence of bus frequency; Connectivity Tool score particularly low; poorly connected and car-reliant (DL 23-25)

Why this is cited

Small-village tier limits growth to the developed footprint and the site is outside it: against. The route failed too: very few services, bus frequency unknown, low Connectivity Tool score; dismissed. In the register this counts as a case where the tier counted against the site (and the route was decisive too).

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6011337.txt

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