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Dismissed27 March 20253348978

20 Reservoir Road, Surfleet, Spalding, PE11 4DJ

Planning appeal 3348978 at 20 Reservoir Road, Surfleet, Spalding, PE11 4DJ (South Holland District Council) was dismissed on 27 March 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

a replacement dwelling and detached double garage

Authority
South Holland District Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
PE11 4DJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • flood risk

What decided it

The proposal would harm character and appearance through its contrived design and overbearing dormers, and would conflict with flood risk requirements by failing to demonstrate how the dwelling would be raised without increasing flood risk to third parties.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 22Policy 2Policy 3Policy 4(f)Policy 17
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 170Paragraph 181

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