Land South of the A47, Swaffham, PE37 7XD

Planning appeal 3348080 at Land South of the A47, Swaffham, PE37 7XD (Breckland Council) was dismissed on 10 December 2024 by Inspector Sylvester G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on flood risk and water quality, with particular regard to surface water drainage.

a hybrid planning permission comprising: full planning permission for the construction of buildings for light industrial, storage or trade counter uses (Class E(g) (ii) [R&D] and (iii) [Light Industrial], Class B2 and B8 [Storage]) to the western end of the application site (Phase 1) and Outline Planning Permission for the remaining site for flexible employment development (Phase 2)

Authority: Breckland Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Sylvester G
Postcode: PE37 7XD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on flood risk and water quality, with particular regard to surface water drainage

What decided it

The appellant's failure to demonstrate that deep infiltration drainage for Phase 1 was the only practicable option, combined with drainage modelling deficiencies increasing flood risk, resulted in conflict with BLP Policy ENV09 that outweighed the scheme's benefits.

the significant economic benefits and biodiversity net gain were not of sufficient weight to outweigh the harms to flood risk and water quality and the resulting conflict with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ENV09
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 173Paragraph 8

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