®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed21 May 20253355712
10-12 Tamworth Road, Polesworth, Warwickshire , B78 1JH
the construction of apartments for over 55s accommodation. Ten 1- bedroom apartments
- Authority
- North Warwickshire Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Willis S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there are reasonably available sites appropriate for the proposed development in areas at lower risk of flooding and the effect of the proposal on flood risk
- Whether the proposal would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to daylight and sunlight
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
- The effect of the proposal on biodiversity
What decided it
The proposal failed to satisfy the Sequential Test for flood risk by not demonstrating that reasonably available sites in lower-risk flood zones were unavailable, which is a mandatory requirement under NPPF and local policy before development in Flood Zone 3b can be considered.
Plan policies cited: LP29, LP33, LP16
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