®Planning appeal decision
Wallsend House, Richmond Road, Pevensey Bay, BN24 6AU
roof extension to form two bedroom flat, and change of use of existing office to one bedroom flat
- Authority
- Wealden District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Redford R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be a flood risk in regard to the relevant policies
What decided it
The proposed roof extension failed the sequential test because the appellant did not demonstrate that the appeal site was the most appropriate location for new residential development in a high flood risk area when sequentially preferable sites in lower risk areas were available.
Although the Council cannot demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply and Paragraph 11(d) of the Framework would normally indicate permission should be granted, areas at risk of flooding are protected areas of particular importance, and the proposed roof extension's failure to comply with flood risk policy provides a clear reason for refusal that engages the exception to the presumption in favour of development.
Framework references: 11, 159, 162, 164, 165, 167, 168
Plan policies cited: CSLP objective SPO10, WLP Policy EN1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.