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Dismissed9 March 20223273641

Land to the East of Old Main Road,, Fosdyke, Lincolnshire, PE20 2BU

Planning appeal 3273641 at Land to the East of Old Main Road,, Fosdyke, Lincolnshire, PE20 2BU (Boston Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 March 2022 by Inspector Wyatt G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the development is acceptable having regard to the development plan and its impact on the character and appearance of the area.

a “residential development of 23 dwellings, including 6 affordable dwellings on land to the east of Old Main Road, Fosdyke (re- submission of B/19/0237)

Authority
Boston Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Wyatt G
Postcode
PE20 2BU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the location of the development is acceptable having regard to the development plan and its impact on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the development on flood risk
  • whether the development would secure appropriate contributions towards infrastructure provision

What decided it

The serious harm to the character and appearance of the area from extending the village into open countryside, combined with the proposal's failure to pass the flood risk sequential test, outweighed the benefits and resulted in conflict with the development plan.

The serious harm to the character and appearance of the area clearly outweighed the modest economic and social benefits of the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 4Policy 6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 159Paragraph 162Paragraph 163Paragraph 167Paragraph 57

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