®Planning appeal decision
The Barn Station Road, Sutterton, BOSTON, PE20 2JX
outline application for residential development (up to 8 dwellings) with all matters reserved for later approval
- Authority
- Boston Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- 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
- whether the proposed development would be at an unacceptable risk of flooding
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The site's location outside the settlement boundary in countryside where housing needs are already being met, combined with failure to pass the sequential flood risk test and unacceptable effects on character and appearance, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh this.
Framework references: 80, 130, 69
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 4, Policy 2, Policy 3
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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.