Planning appeal decision
Plot 4, Poplars Farm, Brampton, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4TD
Planning appeal 3318828 at Plot 4, Poplars Farm, Brampton, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4TD (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 7 September 2023 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would comply with national and local planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding.
the erection of dwelling and garage
- Authority
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Billings C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would comply with national and local planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
What decided it
The failure to appropriately apply and satisfy the sequential test, which requires development to be directed to areas of lower flood risk before any exceptions or mitigation can be considered.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP5Cambridgeshire Flood and Water Supplementary Planning Document (2017)National Design Guide part H1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 14
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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