®Planning appeal decision
26 Turf Fen Lane, Doddington, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0TB
Planning appeal 3363282 at 26 Turf Fen Lane, Doddington, Cambridgeshire, PE15 0TB (Fenland District Council) was dismissed on 15 August 2025 by Inspector Tinsley F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The susceptibility of the proposed development site to flooding and the need to provide a sequential assessment of the proposed development site to establish whether the principle of development is acceptable in terms of flood risk.
‘Erect 2 x self-build/custom dwellings (outline application with matters committed in respect of access and layout).’
- Authority
- Fenland District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tinsley F
- Postcode
- PE15 0TB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The susceptibility of the proposed development site to flooding and the need to provide a sequential assessment of the proposed development site to establish whether the principle of development is acceptable in terms of flood risk
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of surrounding residential occupiers with regard to overshadowing, overbearance and street illumination and future occupiers of the development with regard to bin storage facilities
What decided it
The failure to provide a sequential test to demonstrate that the development cannot be delivered elsewhere on sites with lower flood risk, as required by Policy LP14 and NPPF paragraph 175, combined with the identified overbearing impact on neighbouring residential occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP14Policy LP12Policy LP16Policy LP2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 175
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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