Chestnut Farm, Main Street, West Stockwith, Doncaster, DN10 4HA

Planning appeal 3290525 at Chestnut Farm, Main Street, West Stockwith, Doncaster, DN10 4HA (Bassetlaw District Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2022 by Inspector Davies H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for new dwellings with regards to flood risk.

9 dwellings in a landscaped setting behind existing frontage buildings on Main Street

Authority: Bassetlaw District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Davies H
Postcode: DN10 4HA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for new dwellings with regards to flood risk
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, with particular regard to the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the West Stockwith Conservation Area and preserve the setting of nearby Listed Buildings
The effect of the proposed access on highway safety
The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity

What decided it

The proposal failed the sequential test for flood risk as it was not demonstrated that the site could not be directed towards land at lower risk of flooding elsewhere in the District.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: DM12DM8DM4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 159Paragraph 160Paragraph 161Paragraph 162Paragraph 163Paragraph 195Paragraph 199Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 180

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