®Planning appeal decision
2 Springfield Road, SWANAGE, BH19 1HD
demolish building and erect a block of four flats with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Evans L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed site would be an appropriate location for the proposed development, with specific regard to whether it would meet the requirements of the sequential test in order to avoid increased risks of flooding
- The effect of the proposal on the local townscape
What decided it
The failure to pass the sequential test for flood risk, which is a clear reason for refusal under Framework Footnote 7 that prevents the presumption in favour of sustainable development from applying.
The benefits of housing delivery and removal of poor-quality existing buildings were outweighed by the failure to pass the sequential test for flood risk and the harm to local townscape, with the flood risk policy providing a clear reason for refusal that disapplies the tilted balance.
Framework references: 162, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy FR of the Purbeck Local Plan Part 1, Policy STCD of the Swanage Local Plan, Policy D of the Purbeck Local Plan Part 1, Policy E4 of the draft Purbeck Local Plan, Policy E12 of the draft Purbeck Local Plan
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.