Planning appeal decision
Rear of 12 Seaview Road, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25 1BW
Planning appeal 3346452 at Rear of 12 Seaview Road, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25 1BW (East Lindsey District Council) was dismissed on 31 December 2024 by Inspector Bartlett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for a new dwelling having regard to its risk of flooding.
demolition of garage to be replaced by 2 bed apartment over 3 storeys
- Authority
- East Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
- Postcode
- PE25 1BW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for a new dwelling having regard to its risk of flooding
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of adjoining dwellings with regard to privacy and outlook
What decided it
The site's location in flood zone 3 (high probability) without evidence of sequential or exception testing, combined with failure to meet local plan criteria for new dwellings in coastal flood risk areas, was the decisive factor in dismissing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP3Policy SP10Policy SP17Policy SP18
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 170Paragraph 171Paragraph 172Paragraph 173Paragraph 174Paragraph 175Paragraph 176Paragraph 177Paragraph 178Paragraph 179Paragraph 180Paragraph 181Paragraph 135
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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