Planning appeal decision
Plot 1 West of Birch View, Fold Hill, Friskney, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 8RG
Planning appeal 3302577 at Plot 1 West of Birch View, Fold Hill, Friskney, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 8RG (East Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 12 May 2023 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for a new dwelling having regard to flood risk.
construction of new detached house and detached garage on the side garden of Birch View (formally Edelwiess)
- Authority
- East Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
- Postcode
- PE22 8RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for a new dwelling having regard to flood risk
- Whether the site is a suitable location for a new dwelling having regard to access to services and facilities
What decided it
The proposal fails the exception test under Policy SP16 and NPPF paragraphs 164-165 because the modest benefits of a single dwelling to local services do not constitute the wider sustainability benefits to the community necessary to outweigh the flood risk in zone 3a.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP16Policy SP1Policy SP2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 164Paragraph 165Paragraph 78Paragraph 79Paragraph 7Paragraph 80Paragraph 12Paragraph 11Paragraph 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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