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Hill View Caravan Park, Skegness Road, Hogsthorpe, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 5NR
Planning appeal 3262525 at Hill View Caravan Park, Skegness Road, Hogsthorpe, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE24 5NR (East Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 18 October 2021 by Inspector Jenkins I, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Application and compliance with CS Policy SP19 (Holiday Accommodation).
the change of use of land to create 18 no. static caravan pitches and the erection of 1 no. amenity block to provide toilets and shower facilities, construction of internal roads and hardstanding areas, alterations to existing vehicular access and provision of car parking without complying with condition no. 2 previously imposed on planning permission Ref. N/084/00176/13. Summary of Recommendation: Planning permission be refused. Application B-File Ref: APP/D2510/V/20/3262551 Willow Tree Farm, Brickyard Lane, Sutton on Sea, LN12 2RN
- Authority
- East Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Called In Planning Application
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jenkins I
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Application and compliance with CS Policy SP19 (Holiday Accommodation)
- Compliance with CS Policy SP17(4) and other CS Policies
- Consistency with the development plan
- Consistency with Chapter 14 of the Framework
What decided it
The proposals' failure to demonstrate they would be safe for their lifetime under part (b) of the Framework's flood risk Exception Test, given unreliable Flood Warning and Evacuation Plans.
The limited (A, B) or moderate (C) economic, tourism, community and biodiversity benefits, together with little weight given to reduced carbon emissions and mitigation works, were outweighed by the very significant conflict with Chapter 14 of the Framework and the development plan, tipping the balance towards refusal for A and C.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SP2SP17(1)SP17(4)SP18SP19SP19(7)SP19(8)SP20SP20(6)SP21SP24SP26
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 47Paragraph 56Paragraph 160Paragraph 161Paragraph 162Paragraph 163Paragraph 164Paragraph 165Paragraph 166Paragraph 167Paragraph 168
- Judgments
- R (Hillingdon LBC) v Secretary of State for Transport [2020] EWCA Civ 1005
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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