Planning appeal decision
Land North of Florida, Ellifoot Lane, Burstwick, East Riding Of Yorkshire, HU12 9EF
Planning appeal 3355896 at Land North of Florida, Ellifoot Lane, Burstwick, East Riding Of Yorkshire, HU12 9EF (East Riding of Yorkshire Council) was dismissed on 16 April 2025 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development with regard to the risk of flooding.
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- Authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cowley R
- Postcode
- HU12 9EF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development with regard to the risk of flooding
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate safe access and egress routes during a design flood event, contrary to Policy ENV6 and NPPF paragraph 175, which requires development to be steered away from areas at highest risk of flooding.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV6Policy A5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 175Paragraph 181
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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