Land North of, Sutton Bridge, Spalding, PE12 9RG

Planning appeal 3313330 at Land North of, Sutton Bridge, Spalding, PE12 9RG (South Holland District Council) was dismissed on 4 May 2023 by Inspector Jordan A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is in an appropriate location having regard to the impacts of flood risk and whether future occupiers would be safe from the impacts of flooding.

residential development of 123 dwellings (including 34 affordable units), site access and associated external works - re-submission of H18- 0824-20

Authority: South Holland District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Jordan A
Postcode: PE12 9RG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal is in an appropriate location having regard to the impacts of flood risk and whether future occupiers would be safe from the impacts of flooding
Whether the proposal would be in an appropriate location, having regard to the policies in the local plan which advocate restraint to development in a countryside location

What decided it

The proposal failed the flood risk Sequential Test because an allocated site within the settlement was found to be sequentially preferable to the appeal site.

The limited and largely mitigation-based benefits of the scheme did not outweigh its conflict with Policies 1 and 4 of the development plan and with the Framework's approach to flood risk and countryside restraint.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 4Policy 1

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