®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Roseville, Chalk Road, Walpole St Peter, Wisbech Cambridgeshire, PE14 7PN
Planning appeal 3314647 at Land Adjacent to Roseville, Chalk Road, Walpole St Peter, Wisbech Cambridgeshire, PE14 7PN (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 September 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 the proposed development, having regard to the development plan and accessibility of services and facilities.
outline application for a new residential development
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
- Postcode
- PE14 7PN
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS Policy CS06CS Policy CS02CS Policy CS09CS Policy CS08SADMPP Policy DM2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 78Paragraph 79Paragraph 85Paragraph 120Paragraph 159Paragraph 161Paragraph 162Paragraph 163Paragraph 164Paragraph 165
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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