Plot 1, Primrose Farm, Small Lode, Upwell, Wisbech, Norfolk, PE14 9BL

Planning appeal 3307596 at Plot 1, Primrose Farm, Small Lode, Upwell, Wisbech, Norfolk, PE14 9BL (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was allowed on 6 March 2023 by Inspector Searson C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the accessibility of the site to local services and facilities.

the change of use of land to a 5-pitch residential Gypsy and Traveller caravan site, including laying of hardstanding and erection of amenity building

Authority: King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector: Searson C
Postcode: PE14 9BL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the accessibility of the site to local services and facilities
whether or not the proposal would provide a suitable site for the siting of caravans with regard to flood risk
whether or not there are other considerations weighing in favour of the proposed development

What decided it

The proposal was found to satisfy all three limbs of Policy CS09 (accessibility, flood risk via the Exception Test, and unmet need), leading to overall accordance with the development plan.

the sustainability benefits of the brownfield site and reasonable access to services outweighed the flood risk, satisfying the Exception Test and tipping the balance in favour of the scheme

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS09
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 161Paragraph 162Paragraph 163Paragraph 164Paragraph 165
Judgments: Smith v SSLUHC & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1391

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