justice Yatton, United Kingdom
High Court upholds permission for Yatton floodplain homes
190homes
Homes proposed for the development
The High Court ruled that planners could approve a 190-home development in Yatton despite the proposal failing the sequential flood-risk test. The decision has prompted calls to change national planning rules.
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The High Court ruled that an inspector could consider a development's wider benefits and lifetime safety even after it failed the sequential flood-risk test.
“the high court agreed that even though the sequential test had failed, the inspector was entitled to consider the development’s wider benefits and whether it could be made safe for its lifetime”
Persimmon Homes received permission for the proposed Yatton development despite failing the sequential test.
“Persimmon Homes won permission despite failing the “sequential test””
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Homes proposed for the development
“a highly controversial development of 190 new homes”