Stickney Showground, East Fen Lane, Stickney, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 8JQ

change of use of land to use as a gypsy/traveller caravan site comprising: a warden's pitch accommodating a static caravan/mobile home, and 10 transit pitches, each accommodating no more than 2 touring caravans, erection of toilet/wash block and erection of dayroom building and laying of hardstanding

Authority: East Lindsey District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector: Shields T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The remaining principle and main issue in the appeal relates to the risk of flooding

What decided it

The unacceptable residual risk of flooding to occupiers of a highly vulnerable caravan site, which failed the sequential and exception tests, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of pitch provision.

The substantial harm from flood risk was found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the very significant benefits of pitch provision, personal circumstances of occupiers and other considerations, so planning permission was refused.

Framework references: 11, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 181

Plan policies cited: Policy SP12, Policy SP12.1, Policy SP12.7, Policy SP16

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