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Dismissed21 February 20233307418

Land at Lincoln Road, Torksey Lock, Lincoln, LN1 2EH

Planning appeal 3307418 at Land at Lincoln Road, Torksey Lock, Lincoln, LN1 2EH (West Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 21 February 2023 by Inspector Morrison J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be at an unacceptable risk of flooding.

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Authority
West Lindsey District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Morrison J
Postcode
LN1 2EH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be at an unacceptable risk of flooding
  • Whether the proposed development would have an unacceptable effect on minerals with specific regard to safeguarding strategies

What decided it

The proposed development failed the Sequential Test for flood risk by not demonstrating it could not be located in areas of lower flood risk, and would not pass the Exception Test as it would not provide wider sustainability benefits to outweigh the unacceptable flood risk.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP14 of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan (2017)Policy M11 of the Lincolnshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan

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