Land off Draw Dyke, Sutton St James, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE12 0LE

new power generation, zero carbon self-build experimental home

Authority: South Holland District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Underwood G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the dwelling would be in an appropriate location, having regard to flood risk
Whether the dwelling would be in an appropriate location, having regard to the development plan's spatial strategy and the self-build type of home
Whether the quality of the proposed design would be sufficiently high as to outweigh any presumption against new homes in this location
The development's effect on the character and appearance of the area
The development's effect on pedestrian safety

What decided it

The development fails the sequential test for flood risk and would be located in an inappropriate countryside location contrary to the spatial strategy, with no exceptional design quality to justify the exception, and would harm pedestrian safety.

Framework references: 11, 84, 114, 116, 139

Plan policies cited: SELLP Policy 1, SELLP Policy 2, SELLP Policy 3, SELLP Policy 4, SELLP Policy 17

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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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