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Dismissed18 October 20213262551

Willow Tree Farm, Brickyard Lane, Sutton on Sea, LN12 2RN

Planning appeal 3262551 at Willow Tree Farm, Brickyard Lane, Sutton on Sea, LN12 2RN (East Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 18 October 2021 by Inspector I Jenkins, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The extent to which the proposed development is consistent with the Government's policies for meeting the challenge of climate change, flooding and coastal change (the Framework's Chapter 14).

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
I Jenkins
Postcode
LN12 2RN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The extent to which the proposed development is consistent with the Government's policies for meeting the challenge of climate change, flooding and coastal change (the Framework's Chapter 14)
  • The extent to which the proposed development is consistent with the Development Plan for the area
  • Any other matters the Inspector considers relevant

What decided it

The proposal failed to satisfy Part (b) of the Framework's Exception Test because it had not been demonstrated that the development would be safe for its lifetime without increasing flood risk elsewhere, and FWEPs could not reliably be secured or verified by condition.

Limited weight to economic and tourism benefits and moderate weight to the site's 'only realistic future' were outweighed by the very significant material consideration of conflict with the Framework's Exception Test and the development plan as a whole, resulting in refusal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP2Policy SP17(4)Policy SP17(1)Policy SP18Policy SP19Policy SP19(7)Policy SP19(8)Policy SP20Policy SP21Policy SP24Policy SP26
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56Paragraph 165Paragraph 167
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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