®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed11 August 20253362662
The Gardens, 3 Hodges Lane, Kislingbury, West Northamptonshire, NN7 4AJ
outline development for 2 detached dwelling units
- Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there are reasonably available sites at lower risk of flooding on which the development could be located and if not, whether the exception test is passed where necessary
- Whether the development could be made safe from flooding without causing harm elsewhere
- Whether the finished floor levels required to mitigate the risk of flooding would affect the scale and appearance of the dwellings resulting in harm to the character and appearance of the area and heritage assets
What decided it
The proposal fails the flood risk exception test because it would not provide sufficient wider sustainability benefits to outweigh flood risk and lacks a safe and effective evacuation route for future occupiers.
Framework references: 11, 135, 177, 178, 179
Plan policies cited: Policy BN7, Policy BN5, Policy R1, Policy SS2, Policy HE1, Policy HE6, Policy LH1
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