®Planning appeal decision
Land at Holme Industrial Estate, Skiff Lane, Holme Upon Spalding Moor, East Riding Of Yorkshire, YO43 4BB
Planning appeal 3376517 at Land at Holme Industrial Estate, Skiff Lane, Holme Upon Spalding Moor, East Riding Of Yorkshire, YO43 4BB (East Riding of Yorkshire Council) was dismissed on 8 June 2026 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be acceptable in respect of flood risk having regard to national and local policies and guidance.
light industrial unit
- Authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Harding C
- Postcode
- YO43 4BB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be acceptable in respect of flood risk having regard to national and local policies and guidance
What decided it
The failure to apply the sequential test and demonstrate that no sequentially preferable alternative sites were available for the development, combined with the unresolved question of whether flood risk would be increased elsewhere through the surface water drainage scheme.
The employment benefits of up to four full-time jobs were afforded reduced weight because the sequential test had not been passed and the same benefits could potentially be achieved on a sequentially preferable site; the significant weight afforded to the conflict with flood risk policy and the Framework was not outweighed by these benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV6 of the East Riding Local Plan Update – Strategy Document Update 2025
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 170Paragraph 173Paragraph 174Paragraph 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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