®Planning appeal decision
Former car park to former Wheelhouse restaurant, Lincoln Road, Torksey Lock, Lincoln, Lincs, LN1 2EH
erection of six holiday lets and ancillary works
- Authority
- West Lindsey District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Gee R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location
- whether the proposal would be acceptable in terms of flood risk
- whether suitable measures would be included to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change
- the impact of the proposals on protected species
- whether the requirements of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) are met
What decided it
The proposal fails the Sequential Test for flood risk as the appellant has not demonstrated that there are no reasonably available sites in areas of lower flood risk, and this failure, combined with conflicts regarding location suitability, climate change mitigation, protected species, and biodiversity net gain, cannot be outweighed by the modest benefits offered.
Framework references: 11, 173, 174, 175, 176, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S43, Policy S21, Policy S6, Policy S7, Policy S60, Policy S61, Policy M11
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.