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Dismissed15 December 20253363370

Land East of 64-72 Sutton Road, Leverington, Cambs, PE13 5DR

Planning appeal 3363370 at Land East of 64-72 Sutton Road, Leverington, Cambs, PE13 5DR (Fenland District Council) was dismissed on 15 December 2025 by Inspector Lo S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the scheme would represent an acceptable form of development having regard to any flood risk and the provisions of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

a new self-build dwelling

Authority
Fenland District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Lo S
Postcode
PE13 5DR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the scheme would represent an acceptable form of development having regard to any flood risk and the provisions of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework

What decided it

The sequential test has not been satisfied because reasonably available alternative sites in areas of lower flood risk exist within the appropriate catchment area (Wisbech and Leverington), contrary to NPPF paragraph 170 and Policy LP14.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP14 of the Fenland Local Plan 2014Cambridgeshire Flood and Water Supplementary Planning Document
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 170Paragraph 125Paragraph 73

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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