Planning appeal decision
Land to North of Bumbledown, (& Forming Part of Previously Approved Development Site), Grange Road, Wickham Skeith, Eye, IP23 8NF
Planning appeal 3337280 at Land to North of Bumbledown, (& Forming Part of Previously Approved Development Site), Grange Road, Wickham Skeith, Eye, IP23 8NF (Mid Suffolk District Council) was dismissed on 8 July 2024 by Inspector Dring G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to flood risk.
erection of 1no. single-storey dwelling
- Authority
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dring G
- Postcode
- IP23 8NF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to flood risk
- whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial strategy and the accessibility of services and facilities
What decided it
The absence of evidence demonstrating that the sequential test for flood risk has been satisfied, as required by Policy LP27 and the Framework, means the appeal site is not a suitable location for the proposed development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SP03LP01LP27
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 165Paragraph 168Paragraph 80Paragraph 84Paragraph 11
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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