®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of The White House, Garthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN17 4RP
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 82, 83, 170, 173, 174, 175, 177, 178, 179
Plan policies cited: Policy CS1, Policy CS2, Policy CS3, Policy CS8, Policy CS19, Policy RD2, Policy DS16
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.