®Planning appeal decision
1 Newlands Avenue, KING'S LYNN, PE30 2NJ
construction of new dwelling
- Authority
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Storey P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would accord with local and national planning policy relating to flood risk
- whether the proposed development would have an acceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal failed to satisfy criterion (a) of the exception test by not demonstrating that wider sustainability benefits would outweigh the flood risk, thereby conflicting with national and local flood risk policy.
The modest sustainability benefits of providing a single dwelling were outweighed by the flood risk conflict, with the Framework's flood risk protection policies providing a strong reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d)(i).
Framework references: 11, 178, 179
Plan policies cited: Policy CS01, Policy CS08, Policy DM15
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.