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Dismissed19 March 20266002181

26 Smeeth Road, Marshland St James, Norfolk, PE14 8JF

Planning appeal 6002181 at 26 Smeeth Road, Marshland St James, Norfolk, PE14 8JF (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 March 2026 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan.

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Authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Knight A
Postcode
PE14 8JF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan
  • whether the proposal complies with local and national policy in respect of flooding, having particular regard to the sequential test

What decided it

The proposal conflicts directly with the Council's spatial strategy and flood risk policies, and allowing it would undermine the plan-led approach, with the identified benefits insufficient to outweigh these conflicts.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP01Policy LP02Policy LP03Policy LP18Policy LP25
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 14

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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