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Dismissed8 August 20233318326

1 Railway Houses, Sandwath Lane, Church Fenton, Tadcaster, LS24 9QX

Planning appeal 3318326 at 1 Railway Houses, Sandwath Lane, Church Fenton, Tadcaster, LS24 9QX (Selby District Council *) was dismissed on 8 August 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The flood risk of the development, and if any flood risk is found, whether this would be outweighed by any wider sustainability benefits to the community.

retrospective. I did not view the dwellings internally, but a fence has already been erected at the site which appears to be as shown on the plans before me. For the avoidance of doubt, I have determined the appeal based on the submitted plans

Authority
Selby District Council *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
LS24 9QX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The flood risk of the development, and if any flood risk is found, whether this would be outweighed by any wider sustainability benefits to the community

What decided it

The flood risk to the development is not outweighed by any wider sustainability benefits to the community, failing part a) of the NPPF paragraph 164 exception test.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP15 of the Selby District Core Strategy Local Plan (2013)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 162Paragraph 164

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