Planning appeal decision
113 South Beach Road, Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 5BA
Planning appeal 3282624 at 113 South Beach Road, Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 5BA (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Morrison J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary in the interests of reducing the risk of coastal flooding for existing and future occupants.
development described as ‘terrace of 6 houses, 101, South Beach Road, Hunstanton’ without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref HU.1260 TP.1362, dated 11 September 1967
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Morrison J
- Postcode
- PE36 5BA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary in the interests of reducing the risk of coastal flooding for existing and future occupants
What decided it
Policy DM 18 definitively resists relaxation of seasonal occupancy conditions in the Coastal Flood Risk Hazard Zone, and the seasonal restriction is both reasonable and necessary to protect occupants from the significant risk of coastal flooding.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM 18
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 14
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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