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Dismissed23 May 20233311829

Land Adjacent to Holly Cottage, Station Road, Old Leake, Boston, PE22 9QJ

Planning appeal 3311829 at Land Adjacent to Holly Cottage, Station Road, Old Leake, Boston, PE22 9QJ (Boston Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 May 2023 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for residential development, with regard to the development strategy and accessibility.

A new dwelling

Authority
Boston Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hobbs J
Postcode
PE22 9QJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for residential development, with regard to the development strategy and accessibility
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal would comply with national planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding

What decided it

The appeal site is located outside the settlement boundary in the Countryside where residential development is not justified by sustainable development needs, the site is remote and inaccessible without reliance on private vehicles, and the appellant failed to demonstrate a thorough sequential flood test for a site in Flood Zone 3.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 2Paragraph 79Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 167

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