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Dismissed8 February 20243325517

26A Seymour Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4JD

Planning appeal 3325517 at 26A Seymour Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4JD (Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 February 2024 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed residential development would be safe from flooding.

Change of use from storage (Class B8) to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)

Authority
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Stephens K
Postcode
CV11 4JD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed residential development would be safe from flooding

What decided it

The absence of a site-specific Flood Risk Assessment demonstrating that the residential development would be safe from flooding in a high-risk flood zone, contrary to Borough Plan Policy NE4 and national policy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Borough Plan Policy NE4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 173

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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