®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Cromer Road, High Kelling, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6AJ
Planning appeal 3234304 at Land South of Cromer Road, High Kelling, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6AJ (North Norfolk District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 July 2021 by Inspector Brown S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the alleged unlawful developments on the character and appearance of the landscape features and local distinctiveness of the appeal site and the area in its vicinity, with particular regard to this area of woodland protected under the TPO.
Material change of use from forestry to mixed use for forestry and archery/shooting for commercial leisure purposes, with associated structures and parking (Appeal A: archery, pentagonal building, shepherd's hut, timber sectional building, storage shed, parking; Appeal B: shooting range, summerhouse/shed, parking)
- Authority
- North Norfolk District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Brown S
- Postcode
- NR25 6AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the alleged unlawful developments on the character and appearance of the landscape features and local distinctiveness of the appeal site and the area in its vicinity, with particular regard to this area of woodland protected under the TPO
- Whether the development as a whole can be justified in terms of its location as a development for tourism
What decided it
The uses and structures have a neutral effect on the character and appearance of the woodland landscape and accord with development plan policies promoting tourism in rural areas where activities require a rural location and can be justified as appropriate to the countryside setting.
The recreational and community benefits of the archery and shooting facilities, combined with their neutral landscape impact and accordance with development plan tourism and countryside policies, outweighed any concerns about the uses, permitting the activities to continue with planning conditions controlling future development and limiting uses to forestry, archery and shooting.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN 2 of the North Norfolk Core Strategy Development Control PoliciesPolicy EC 7 of the North Norfolk Core Strategy Development Control PoliciesCore Strategy Policy SS 2
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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