Land North East of 12 Saltpans Close, KING'S LYNN, Nofolk, PE30 2AT

without planning permission, the unauthorised erection/construction of a dwellinghouse

Authority: King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Brownless E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the building constitutes a separate dwellinghouse or an ancillary annex (ground b)
Whether the development would accord with local and national planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding (ground a)
Whether the six month period for compliance with the enforcement notice is reasonable (ground g)

What decided it

The development is at unacceptable risk of flooding as a separate dwelling and fails to comply with local and national flood risk policies, which is a matter of significant importance that outweighs the limited material considerations in favour.

Plan policies cited: CS01, CS08, CS03, DM21, DM15, DM7

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