®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Greenacres, Hillend, Twyning, Tewkesbury, GL20 6JD
Planning appeal 3329664 at Land Adjacent to Greenacres, Hillend, Twyning, Tewkesbury, GL20 6JD (Tewkesbury Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2024 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to the development strategy for the area.
outline application for the erection of 5 dwellings with access from Greenacres. All other matters reserved
- Authority
- Tewkesbury Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Townend K
- Postcode
- GL20 6JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing having regard to the development strategy for the area
- whether the proposed development would comply with national planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
- whether the proposal would provide adequate means of surface water drainage
What decided it
The site is at high risk of surface water flooding and the appellant failed to satisfy the sequential test by demonstrating that alternative sites at lower risk were not available, and failed to provide adequate evidence of suitable surface water drainage provision.
Although the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, the Framework policies protecting areas at risk of flooding provide a clear reason for refusing the development under paragraph 11d), and the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP2Policy SP10Policy RES3Policy RES4Policy INF2Policy ENV2Policy GD1Policy GD7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Substation Action Save East Suffolk Ltd v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero: CA-2023/000087
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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