®Planning appeal decision
Land west of Britton Close, Luddington, DN17 4RL
- Authority
- North Lincolnshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be suitably located having regard to relevant development plan policies concerning the location of housing
- Whether there are reasonably available sites appropriate for the proposed development in areas at lower risk of flooding and whether the sequential and exception tests have been met
What decided it
The proposal fails the flood risk exception test as it would not provide wider sustainability benefits to the community that outweigh the flood risk, and conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy directing housing to settlement limits.
The benefits of housing delivery and self-build contribution were outweighed by the conflict with development plan policies on location and the failure to demonstrate that flood risk would be outweighed by wider sustainability benefits; the flood risk protection policies provided a strong reason for refusal under Framework paragraph 11(d)(i).
Framework references: 11, 83, 178, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy RD2, Policy DS16, Policy CS2, Policy CS3, Policy CS8, Policy CS19
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.