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Dismissed19 August 20253365591

Land to Rear of 40 Park Road, Boston, Linconshire, PE21 7JP

Planning appeal 3365591 at Land to Rear of 40 Park Road, Boston, Linconshire, PE21 7JP (Boston Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 August 2025 by Inspector Hobbs J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether it has been demonstrated that there is a need for the development in this location and that sites at lower risk of flooding are not available.

3 bedroom dwelling

Authority
Boston Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hobbs J
Postcode
PE21 7JP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether it has been demonstrated that there is a need for the development in this location and that sites at lower risk of flooding are not available
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of 40 and 42 Park Road and 13 Linley Drive, with particular regard to noise and disturbance, outlook, and privacy

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate that reasonably available sites at lower risk of flooding are not available within Boston, contrary to the sequential test requirements in Policy 4 and Chapter 14 of the NPPF.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 4Policy 1Policy 2Policy 3Policy 30
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 14Paragraph 73

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