®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of The White House, Garthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN17 4RP
Planning appeal 3347914 at Land Rear of The White House, Garthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN17 4RP (North Lincolnshire Council) was dismissed on 3 June 2025 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site represents an appropriate and sustainable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national planning policy.
4 dwellings, with means of access and layout to be considered
- Authority
- North Lincolnshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- DN17 4RP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site represents an appropriate and sustainable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national planning policy
- Whether the proposal would comply with national and local planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
What decided it
The proposal fails both the location sustainability test and the flood risk exception test, and the tilted balance is not engaged due to flood risk being a clear reason for refusal.
The limited economic, social and environmental benefits of the four-dwelling scheme do not outweigh the harm from locating development outside the settlement boundary in an unsustainable location and in an area at high risk of flooding; the tilted balance does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS3Policy CS8Policy CS19Policy RD2Policy DS16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 82Paragraph 83Paragraph 170Paragraph 173Paragraph 174Paragraph 175Paragraph 177Paragraph 178Paragraph 179
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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