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Dismissed2 May 20253357201

Crown Farm Middle Drove, Marshland St. James, Wisbech, PE14 8JT

Planning appeal 3357201 at Crown Farm Middle Drove, Marshland St. James, Wisbech, PE14 8JT (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 May 2025 by Inspector Mileham P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for residential development.

the erection of 3 x single-storey dwellings involving the demolition of the existing buildings

Authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Mileham P
Postcode
PE14 8JT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for residential development
  • Whether the proposed development would accord with the sequential approach to flood risk

What decided it

The proposal's location outside the settlement boundary in a flood-risk area, combined with the failure to demonstrate the sequential test for flood risk and the unsuitability of the location for residential development, outweighed the limited housing and economic benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP01Policy LP02Policy LP02(5)Policy LP06Policy LP13Policy LP13(4)Policy LP13(4)(a)Policy LP25
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 20Paragraph 78Paragraph 173Paragraph 174

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