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Notice varied and upheld6 June 20243320558

Land at Alcrest, Mill Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3HL

Planning appeal 3320558 at Land at Alcrest, Mill Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3HL (Warrington Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 June 2024 by Inspector Griffin E, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the development on flood risk.

without planning permission the insertion of windows into the roof space of the southern side elevation of the dwelling house and engineering operations to narrow the channel and alter the gradient and profile of Whittle Brook

Authority
Warrington Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Griffin E
Postcode
WA5 3HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is the effect of the development on flood risk.

What decided it

The absence of a Flood Risk Assessment demonstrating that the development would not increase flood risk in Flood Zones 2 and 3.

The appellant's parking needs and personal circumstances did not outweigh the identified harm from increased flood risk in the absence of an FRA, so the development was found contrary to the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV2Policy QE4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 173

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