®Planning appeal decision
Land At Lynchmead Farm, Ebdon Road, Wick St Lawrence, Weston super Mare, BS22 9NY
an outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for a residential development of up to 75 dwellings and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- North Somerset Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue is the effect on the development of flood risk, including application of the sequential test and, if necessary, the exception test.
What decided it
The proposal failed the flood risk sequential test because reasonably available alternative sites at lower risk of flooding existed, engaging the Framework's footnote 7 exception to the tilted balance and providing a clear reason for refusal.
the significant benefits of housing delivery, including affordable housing, and other lesser benefits were outweighed by the failure to meet the sequential test and the significant harm that would arise if the development were to flood
Framework references: 11, 57, 81, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy CS3
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