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Allowed14 August 20266007349

Ground Floor, 371 Locking Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS22 8NH

Planning appeal 6007349 at Ground Floor, 371 Locking Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS22 8NH (North Somerset Council) was allowed on 14 August 2026 by Inspector S Sharp, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether future occupiers of the proposed development would be safe from the risk of flooding for the lifetime of the development.

a change of use of ground floor hairdressers to form a self- contained ground floor flat with safe refuge area including alterations to front and rear window and door arrangements

Authority
North Somerset Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
S Sharp
Postcode
BS22 8NH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether future occupiers of the proposed development would be safe from the risk of flooding for the lifetime of the development

What decided it

The flood defences are in fair or good condition with no evidence of likely failure, making it reasonable to adopt a defended scenario as the design event, which results in future occupiers being safe from flooding for the lifetime of the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CS3DM1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11
Judgments
North Somerset District Council v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2026] EWHC 1430 (Admin)

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