Planning appeal decision
Collingwood Farm, Main Street, Gunthorpe, DN9 1BQ
Planning appeal 3345474 at Collingwood Farm, Main Street, Gunthorpe, DN9 1BQ (North Lincolnshire Council) was dismissed on 8 November 2024 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of contamination on the proposal.
the demolition of an existing single storey masonry barn and replacement with a two storey (four bedroom) dwelling and associated garage
- Authority
- North Lincolnshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Berry A
- Postcode
- DN9 1BQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of contamination on the proposal
- whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for the proposal and whether future occupiers would be reliant on the private car
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to the risk of flooding
What decided it
The appeal site is at high risk of flooding and the Sequential Test was not passed, as reasonably available sites at lower flood risk exist within the district.
The limited benefit of one dwelling contributing to housing supply was outweighed by the significant harm arising from conflict with the spatial strategy, reliance on the private car, and failure to pass the Sequential Test for flood risk.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DS7Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS3Policy CS8Policy RD2Policy CS25Policy T1Policy DS16Policy CS19
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 168
- Judgments
- R (Mead and Redrow) v SoS LUHC [2024] EWHC 279 (Admin)
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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