Sandringham, Ralphs Lane, Frampton, Boston, Lincs, PE20 1QU

change of use from residential caravan site to a site for two storey dwellinghouse

Authority: Boston Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Wallace J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the site is a suitable location for development with regard to the spatial strategy, access to services and facilities, and the effect on the character and appearance of the area
whether the proposed development would be at an unacceptable risk of flooding

What decided it

The site's location outside the settlement boundary in countryside with inadequate access to services and facilities, combined with failure to demonstrate the sequential test for flood risk, rendered the proposal contrary to the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh this.

Framework references: 80

Plan policies cited: LP Policy 1, LP Policy 4

Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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