®Planning appeal decision
Land on the East Side of Baulkins Drove, Sutton St James, Spalding, Lincolnshire , PE12 0JX
Planning appeal 3258547 at Land on the East Side of Baulkins Drove, Sutton St James, Spalding, Lincolnshire , PE12 0JX (South Holland District Council) was allowed on 13 January 2023 by Inspector Merrett R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is in an acceptable location having regard to flood risk.
Change of use of the land from agricultural use to a caravan site
- Authority
- South Holland District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Merrett R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is in an acceptable location having regard to flood risk
- If conflict with the development plan is found, whether there are other considerations indicating that planning permission should be granted, including the need for Gypsy and Traveller sites and potentially the personal circumstances of the appellant
What decided it
The site-specific flood risk assessment demonstrating very low residual flood risk due to existing flood defence infrastructure, combined with the unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller sites, outweighed the conflict with the Council's flood risk policies.
Significant weight attached to the unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller sites and the lack of a demonstrable 5-year supply of deliverable pitches outweighed the only very limited adverse weight given to the conflict with flood risk policies, tipping the balance in favour of granting permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 2Policy 4Policy 20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 159Paragraph 162
- Judgments
- Lisa Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1391
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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