®Planning appeal decision
The Nelson Inn, Ousegate , Selby, YO8 8BL
Planning appeal 3291919 at The Nelson Inn, Ousegate , Selby, YO8 8BL (Selby District Council *) was dismissed on 22 July 2022 by Inspector Worthington E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is an acceptable form of development having regard to its flood zone location and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Full planning permission for the erection of new build block of self-contained apartments with associated undercroft car parking on vacant ground adjacent to The Nelson Inn, 134 Ousegate, Selby
- Authority
- Selby District Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Worthington E
- Postcode
- YO8 8BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is an acceptable form of development having regard to its flood zone location and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that there were no reasonably available sites in Flood Zones 1 or 2 that could accommodate the proposed development, as site SEL-78 was identified as a suitable alternative location in a lower flood risk zone.
The economic and social benefits of the proposal, including housing provision and construction jobs, were insufficient to outweigh the harm arising from the failure to meet the Sequential Test and the conflict with the development plan, particularly as such benefits would also arise from alternative development in lower flood risk locations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Selby district Core Strategy Objective 6CS Policy SP2CS Policy SP15 (Part A, Section d)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 159Paragraph 162Paragraph 174
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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