®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Roseville, Chalk Road, Walpole St Peter, Wisbech Cambridgeshire, PE14 7PN
outline application for a new residential development
- Authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan and accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the appeal 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 proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy (CS06 and DM2) by introducing residential development outside the development boundary in countryside, and fails the flood risk exception test because modest sustainability benefits do not outweigh the high flood risk in Flood Zone 3a.
The modest sustainability benefits of seven dwellings, affordable housing contribution, and support for local services were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan, harmful effect on character and appearance through coalescence and loss of verdant break, and failure to satisfy the flood risk exception test.
Framework references: 78, 79, 85, 120, 159, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165
Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS06, CS Policy CS02, CS Policy CS09, CS Policy CS08, SADMPP Policy DM2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.