Planning appeal decision
Land East of No.S 3 & 4, Birch Drive, Roydon, Norfolk, PE32 1AL
Planning appeal 3239735 at Land East of No.S 3 & 4, Birch Drive, Roydon, Norfolk, PE32 1AL (King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 July 2021 by Inspector Brownless E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for an employment use having regard to the locational strategy of the development plan.
the retention of use of land for storage of material
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Brownless E
- Postcode
- PE32 1AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for an employment use having regard to the locational strategy of the development plan
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the countryside
- the effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise, disturbance and dust
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan locational strategy for employment uses, causes significant adverse effects on countryside character and appearance, and would materially compromise neighbouring living conditions through noise, disturbance and dust, with no material considerations to justify a decision otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Policy DM3Policy DM15Policy CS10Policy CS01Policy CS02Policy CS06Policy CS08Policy CS12
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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