Land Opposite Morley Hall Farmhouse, London Road, Suton, Norfolk, NR18 9SN

Planning appeal 3246540 at Land Opposite Morley Hall Farmhouse, London Road, Suton, Norfolk, NR18 9SN (South Norfolk District Council) was dismissed on 29 June 2021 by Inspector Hand S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether there is a 5 year supply of sites and if so whether there are any alternative sites for the appellants.

change of use of the land to allow formation of 8 No plots each with mobile home, day room, hard standing for touring caravan and stable building

Authority: South Norfolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector: Hand S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether there is a 5 year supply of sites and if so whether there are any alternative sites for the appellants
where the site is located in relationship to nearby settlements or communities and how it would impact on them
whether it has an impact on the character of the local area and any local heritage assets
the personal circumstances of the appellants

What decided it

The significant harm to landscape character and considerable harm to heritage asset setting, combined with the site's disproportionate scale dominating the local settled community, outweighed the lack of a 5-year pitch supply and the appellants' personal circumstances.

the harm to landscape character, heritage setting and dominance of the settled community outweighed the lack of a 5-year supply of gypsy sites, absence of alternative accommodation, and the appellants' personal circumstances including the best interests of the children

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: DM 1.4DM 3.10DM 4.5DM 3.3DM 4.10
Judgments: Murfitt v SSE & East Cambridgeshire CC [1980] JPL 598; Kestrel Hydro v SSCLG & Spelthorne BC [2015] EWHC 1654 (Admin), [2016] EWCA Civ 784; Mr Patrick Egan v Basildon BC [2011] EWHC 2416 (QB)

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