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Dismissed7 September 20266010682

Land North East Of 7 Redmoor Lane, Wisbech, PE14 0RN

Planning appeal 6010682 at Land North East Of 7 Redmoor Lane, Wisbech, PE14 0RN (Fenland) was dismissed on 7 September 2026 by Inspector R Gee, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether a suitable location for development having regard to local and national planning policies.

Change of use of land for domestic purposes, and the siting of a static caravan and erection of a shed (retrospective)

Authority
Fenland
Appeal type
minor · Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
R Gee
Postcode
PE14 0RN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether a suitable location for development having regard to local and national planning policies
  • the effect of the proposal on character and appearance
  • whether future occupiers of the proposed development would be safe from flooding and whether the proposal would comply with national and local planning policies which seek to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding

What decided it

The proposal fails the Sequential Test for flood risk under Framework policy F5 because there is no essential need for the dwelling to be located on this particular site in Flood Zone 3a, and sites with extant permissions exist in lower-risk flood zones.

The proposal does not satisfy NDMP S5 of the revised Framework as it fails the Sequential Test for flood risk, which provides a strong reason for refusal, and no exceptional circumstances exist to outweigh the adverse effects of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP1Policy LP3Policy LP12Policy LP14Policy LP16
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S3Policy S5Policy F5
Judgments
Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWCH 2823 (Admin)

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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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026

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